Rent & Service Charge Officer

Service Charge Officer

Contract - 3 months

Liverpool

Hybrid

£250 per day

Service Charge Officer required for one of our not for profit organisations based in Liverpool. The Service Charge Officer will manage the weekly and monthly income accounting process for service charges, and provide key input into the budget setting process for service charges and the issuing of service charge notices to customers.

Duties & Responsibilities ;

To develop and produce accurate service charge budgets, in conjunction with the Budget Holders and operational service contract managers
To ensure the output from the service charge budgets feeds into the overall budget setting process for the organisation, and to review the reasonableness of proposed budgets for non-contract related charges against actual
Supporting the Financial Accounting Team with compiling and issuing annual service charge notices as part of the overall rent plan exercise
Dealing with queries from customers in relation to service charge notices, including providing evidence in support of services charged or explanations of service charge schedules.
Preparing of accurate statement of accounts for Leaseholder and General Needs service charges and to maintain ring-fenced sinking fund or cyclical fund accounts, including provision for future replacements of service chargeable component.

Knowledge & Skills;

Ideally AAT qualified or a minimum of 2 years experience in a finance role

A good standard of numeracy, literacy and accuracy
IT skills, including Excel spreadsheets & Word

Experience with in a similar oganisation and of service charges
Experience working in an accounts environment and with financial systems

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