Rents & Service Charge Manager 6 Month FTC
8 hours ago
Chatham
Rents & Service Charge Manager 6 Month FTC | Medway | £40k - £50k DOE pro rata Our Medway based client are looking for a Rent Accountant to join their finance function. You’ll lead the rents function, oversee day-to-day rent and service charge operations, act as the subject matter expert on rent standards and ensure accurate income, arrears and ledger management. You’ll also support boards/committees with advice and administration. Key Responsibilities • Rent Accounting, • Lead and develop a team of 3, • Maintain accurate rent accounts: rent debits, adjustments, reconciliations, • Monitor rent income & arrears; produce regular reports, • Manage annual rent & service charge increase process, • Ensure accurate posting of rent transactions and provide cover when needed, • Prepare and manage service charge budgets, • Calculate charges and allocate costs correctly, • Produce year-end service charge accounts & reconciliations, • Resolve service charge queries and disputes, • Financial Reporting & Analysis, • Produce monthly & year-end rent/service charge reports, • Analyse variances vs budget, • Support internal/external audits, • Provide statistical data, arrears reporting, and stock reconciliations, • Maintain and update housing/finance systems (MRI, Civica, Northgate, Orchard), • Strengthen fi...