Semi-Senior Service Charge Accountant
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2024 |
| Location: | Droitwich, Worcestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ormerod Rutter Chartered Accountants |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SCA |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and competent Accountant to join our talented Property Management team. This position may also suit an accountant within practice who is interested in developing their knowledge and enhancing their career within service charge. Consideration can also be given to someone with accountancy knowledge wishing to train into the role.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the department Manager you will be responsible for preparing and auditing the service charge accounts for properties on behalf of national Managing Agent clients and providing an effective service on all compliance and advisory matters.
Also dealing with smaller independent landlords and Residents Management Companies.
Your day to day duties will include:
• Preparing service charge accounts from accounting information and making and checking year-end adjustments, reviewing costs to budget and variance analysis etc.
• Preparing and processing audit planning where necessary.
• Reviewing/auditing service charge accounts.
• Understanding the industry specific legislation that impacts on the preparation of service charge accounts and their presentation.
• Reviewing leases for properties and advising agents if we consider an audit is necessary and looking for any unusual clauses!
• Reconciling handovers of properties between managing agents.
• Communicating on a daily basis and building a rapport with agent’s service charge accountants and replying to queries and requesting information, mostly by email and sometimes telephone.
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations and delegated financial responsibilities.
• A little day to day administration in relation to billing and keeping systems updated.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
• Experience in an accountancy practice or service charge experience an advantage but not essential.
• Good working knowledge of the legal processes relating to leasehold and service charges in general.
• Excellent time management skills
• Accounting knowledge
• Analytical skill
• Working knowledge of CCH
Essential qualifications/skills:
• It is essential you can demonstrate experience within an accountancy practice with a desire to further your career in this field
• A high level of attention to detail and accuracy and a methodical approach to tasks
• Sound computer skills and good working knowledge of MS Office, particularly excel
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the department Manager you will be responsible for preparing and auditing the service charge accounts for properties on behalf of national Managing Agent clients and providing an effective service on all compliance and advisory matters.
Also dealing with smaller independent landlords and Residents Management Companies.
Your day to day duties will include:
• Preparing service charge accounts from accounting information and making and checking year-end adjustments, reviewing costs to budget and variance analysis etc.
• Preparing and processing audit planning where necessary.
• Reviewing/auditing service charge accounts.
• Understanding the industry specific legislation that impacts on the preparation of service charge accounts and their presentation.
• Reviewing leases for properties and advising agents if we consider an audit is necessary and looking for any unusual clauses!
• Reconciling handovers of properties between managing agents.
• Communicating on a daily basis and building a rapport with agent’s service charge accountants and replying to queries and requesting information, mostly by email and sometimes telephone.
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations and delegated financial responsibilities.
• A little day to day administration in relation to billing and keeping systems updated.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
• Experience in an accountancy practice or service charge experience an advantage but not essential.
• Good working knowledge of the legal processes relating to leasehold and service charges in general.
• Excellent time management skills
• Accounting knowledge
• Analytical skill
• Working knowledge of CCH
Essential qualifications/skills:
• It is essential you can demonstrate experience within an accountancy practice with a desire to further your career in this field
• A high level of attention to detail and accuracy and a methodical approach to tasks
• Sound computer skills and good working knowledge of MS Office, particularly excel