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Rent Accountant - Birmingham, West Midlands County

Job details
Posting date: 16 April 2024
Salary: £41,025 to £48,265 per year
Additional salary information: Competitive
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 15 May 2024
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands County, B37 7YD
Company: Platform Housing Group
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 998276

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Summary

Join our team as a Rent Accountant and help us make a difference!

We are currently looking for a Rent Accountant to join our team to accurately provide accounting information and rent budget setting for Platform Housing Group.

This is a varied role where you manage the day-to-day operation of the Rent Accounting team and ensure all team members are supported, developed, and coached to provide the best possible service. Additionally, you will ensure property information is accurately recorded to report rent performance and support in the completion of external regulatory returns relating to rent and property stock.

Drawing on your talent for building strong relationships, you'll collaborate with various teams, including Business Partnering, Service Charges, Finance Investments, as well as departments across our Development and Operations function.

This is an exciting time to join us on our transformation journey to provide a truly modern finance function helping to support our mission to build a better future by investing in affordable homes, services, and communities.

Some of the things we are looking for: 
Knowledge and extensive experience of rent accounting in accordance with regulatory and statutory requirements
Experience of budget setting, analysis, review, and forecasting
Experience of reconciling and reviewing control accounts
Strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate a team
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities
Have excellent ICT skills (for example cloud technologies, Excel, and Word)

While this role is home based, you should have the ability to occasionally travel to Group offices and other locations as required. Our Group offices are located at Birmingham Business Park Solihull and Central Park, Worcester.

Some of the great benefits we can offer you:

Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave   
Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts        
Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more      
Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 3% and Platform will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)        
Learning and Development opportunities 
Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers

If you would like any further information on the role, please feel free to email: Martin Spencer (Finance Manager – Reporting) martin.spencer@platformhg.com

If you’re a meticulous Rent Accountant that is passionate about making a difference to affordable homes services and communities, we want to hear from you! Click Apply Now to join our team.

We aim to hold interviews for this role via Microsoft teams and will contact you to arrange a time once successfully shortlisted.

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