Service Charge Accountant

Role Purpose

Working in the Real Estate Accounting Services team where the individual will be responsible for a range of service charge work across a varied client property portfolio

• Working closely with our third-party partners to ensure closure of annual service charge reconciliations across a variety of complex assets in line with RICS guidelines and agreed SLAs. Role will require a variation of:
• Reviewing income demanded in the year and ensuring all occupiers are correctly billed
• Reviewing Tenant apportionment and undertaking CAP calculations
• Reviewing expenditure to ensure it has been coded correctly in line with budget
• Calculating, recommending, and posting accruals and prepayments
• Case Managing the Service Charge end to end process for assigned allocation
• Assisting our internal stakeholders with closing off annual property budgets in line with RICS guidelines and agreed SLA’s:
• Preparing reconciliation of clients’ service charge funds.
• Working closely with other teams within REAS to provide exceptional outcomes to our client
• Responsible for Training other team members passing on knowledge and skills particularly to new members of staff
• Presenting to wider business changes and updates on Service Charge process

• Technical understanding of service charges
• Sophisticated experience in book keeping
• Understanding of Real Estate transactions

• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines