Service Charge Analyst – Accountant

Join a well-established housing organisation as Service Charge Analyst – Accountant on an interim basis.

Location: London (Hybrid)

Contract: FTC

Salary: £40,000 – £50,000

This is a critical assignment focused on supporting the completion of the 2024/25 service charge reconciliation, ensuring accurate cost allocation, maximising recovery of balancing charges, and strengthening financial processes ahead of the next financial cycle.

You will play a key role in reviewing and reconciling service charge accounts, identifying inconsistencies, and ensuring all costs are accurately apportioned in line with lease agreements and policy. Working closely with both finance and operational teams, you will provide insight, challenge assumptions, and help improve financial controls and reporting.

• Review and reconcile 2024/25 service charge accounts
• Analyse and reapportion costs in line with lease agreements and policy
• Identify and resolve misallocations and inconsistencies in financial data
• Support the preparation and issue of balancing charges
• Work collaboratively with finance and operational teams to validate data and assumptions
• Highlight risks relating to income recovery and financial accuracy
• Recommend improvements to coding structures, cost allocation processes, and reporting

• Completion and closure of 2024/25 service charge accounts
• Support the timely delivery of 2025/26 service charge accounts
• Accurate and compliant service charge apportionment
• Maximised recovery of balancing charges
• Improved financial processes and reduced risk of audit issues

To apply for the Service Charge Analyst – Accountant, use the application form below to submit your application. Your submission will be sent to Ed Tree.