Rent Officer

Greetings of the day.

We're looking for Rent Officer

Sector:
Housing

Location:

N1

Job Overview:

Job Role:

Rent Officer

Location:

London N1

Duration:
Initially 6 months (2 days, Monday and Wednesday (dependent on business need) in the office and 3 from home)

Hours:

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (35 hours per week).

Payrate: £24.55 PAYE - £32.46 Umbrella

Start date:

ASAP

• Ensure remains compliant with the regulators economic rent standard through robust and rigorous application of regulatory and statutory rent levels and annual rent reviews.
• Ensure all relevant elements of the role are delivered in line with Rent and lettings policies.
• Administer the setting up of rent accounts and enable residents to pay rent from the outset of their tenancy through the creation of bar-codes.
• Implementation of the annual rent review, rent budget and rent statement process through giving administrative support.
• Provide support on improvement projects which relate to the automation or improvement of systems or processes in relation to rents.
• Carry out cyclical data validation checks advising on coding errors and procedural risks.
• Manage regulatory and non-regulatory rent setting exceptions and exemptions according to relevant policies and contracts

• Ideally would have came from a Rents housing role previously (knowledge of housing regulations etc)
• MUST have advanced experience with excel i.e. formulas etc.
• Experience and knowledge of the affordable housing sector and the regulatory environment in which it operates including rent standard and applicable legislative principles.
• Excellent analytical skills with proven experience of working with complex data.
• Proficient numerical skills with proven experience of working with large volumes of data, from multiple sources and testing for accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills; experience of preparing and delivering reports to Director level.
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Visio.
• Ability to utilise, interpret and report on monitoring tools to verify the accuracy compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Understand and support in the implementation/ maintenance of legal and regulatory rules around rent setting.
• Effective IT skills including basic/ intermediate MS Office skills.

This is a temporary to permanent position for the right candidate and will progress as the job and development moves forward.