Full job description We are partnering with a well-established housing organisation seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their finance team until Feburary 2027. This is an excellent opportunity for a service charge professional with strong analytical skills and a customer-focused approach.


Client Details
Our client is a well-established organisation within the housing sector, responsible for managing and maintaining a large residential property portfolio.




Description
The Assistant Accountant’s duties will include but are not limited to:
*Manage the end-to-end service charge process, including annual budgets and year-end reconciliations.
*Produce and validate annual service charge statements and actual cost recoveries.
*Analyse service charge expenditure and investigate variances across schemes and estates.
*Review invoice coding and identify any mispostings or allocation issues.
*Prepare month-end accruals and prepayments.
*Liaise with budget holders and operational stakeholders regarding large expenditure variances.
*Support external audit requirements relating to service charge accounts.
*Maintain tenant account records and assist with year-end adjustments.
*Manage a portfolio of schemes and undertake site visits to support residents with service charge enquiries.
*Assist development and operational teams in setting service charges for new properties.
*Ensure compliance with relevant service charge legislation and industry best practice


Profile
The successful candidate should have:
*Experience within a service charge finance environment, ideally within housing, property management, or a regulated sector.
*Strong understanding of service charge budgeting, reconciliations, and cost recovery processes.
*Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
*Ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
*Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
*Experience working to strict deadlines within a finance function.
*Customer-focused with the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.
*Experience using financial and operational systems.


Job Offer
*Competitive salary up to £33,000 (doe)
*Flexible hybrid working arrangement, with one or two days in the office.
*Opportunity to join a collaborative and customer-focused finance team.
*Varied role with exposure across finance, operations, and resident engagement.
*Professional development and career progression opportunities.