Service Charge Accountant

Job title:

Service Charge Accountant

Company

FirstPort

Job description

The Job RoleAs a Service Charge Accountant you will contribute to our vision of being the leading residential property manager by:

• Working alongside Scheme Accounting team – Budgets, this role coordinates preparation and issuing budgets through our internal processes.
• You will also be responsible for the administrative side on issuing budgets ensuring accurate records can be accessed by our customers.
• This role provides an effective and efficient support to the operational team, and other internal departments.
• At month end you will be working alongside the year end accounts team to issue accounts – you will assist with the administrative activities ensuring we meet our ARMA S22 guidelines, delivering accurate records to our customers.

This role reports to the Service Charge Accounting Team Leader – Budgets and has no direct reports.About YouYou have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in an accounting environment and are looking for the next step in your career.You will use your strong communication skills to see and challenge information, ensuring a smooth budget preparing process for your team. Computer literacy is essential.You are customer focused and thrive in working collaboratively and in a fast paced environment.Main Responsibilities

• Prepare budgets in a timely fashion to send to Operations
• Carry out the necessary tasks to ensure a smooth budget process
• Resolve issues on budgets and ensure a quality service is provided to internal customers/clients
• Deliver to department productivity metrics and contribute to the team and organisational goals
• Liaise effectively and strengthen relationships with Operations to ensure budgets are processed in time as per business requirement
• Adopt a proactive approach at all times/ Maintain clear and accurate communications to line manager and the wider business.
• Ensure the budget workflow tracker is updated at all times
• Take full responsibility for own portfolio and development, contribute positively and effectively to the team through creative ideas, tested processes or feedback from colleagues.
• Any other tasks as and when required to enable smooth running of the department.

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate experience of delivering excellent customer service.
• Confident, articulate communicator – both orally and in writing, able to build relationships with internal customers.
• Self-motivated and organised, ability to work under pressure, able to prioritise and manage time effectively.
• Work towards a professional qualification (AAT / ACCA) would be an advantage but not essential.
• High attention to detail with the ability to see and challenge information.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player, demonstrating working towards a common goal.
• Experience in using excel/proficient in working with formulae

Who are we?FirstPort is the UK’s leading residential property service provider, caring for 330,000 homes in England, Wales and Scotland, across 5,800 developments. With over four decades of experience and 3,300 employees, FirstPort works with developers, investors, freeholders and over 1,600 Resident Management Companies.FirstPort is a member of the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA), the Association of Retirement Housing Managers (ARHM), and Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS). As well as holding a Five Star Rating from the British Safety Council, it has been awarded the British Safety Council’s prestigious Sword of Honour, is an accredited Safe Agent and belongs to The Property Ombudsman. FirstPort has also been named as one of the UK’s Top Employers by the Top Employers’ Institute for the last five consecutive years.Why choose us?By joining us, you will work with industry professionals who are committed to providing the highest levels of customer service, as well as ensuring we put our people first.The benefits of working with us can include free parking, free fruit, discounted gym membership, a true work-life balance and the opportunity of growth and progression. In addition to the core benefits, we also offer a range of exclusive discounts on extra benefits to help you and your family make the most of your money, safeguard your future and look after your health.We’re committed to promoting diversity at FirstPort and recruit on merit. We are an inclusive employer that prides itself in being so diverse.What’s next?To start your application for this role we will ask you to upload your CV and answer a few questions.Our recruiters will work with our managers to review your CV. If unsuccessful you will be notified. If you meet the criteria for the role, we’ll be in touch to arrange a short telephone interview and our shortlist of candidates will be invited to attend interviews with the hiring manager.Job AdvertNot SpecifiedAbout The CompanyNot Specified

Expected salary

Location

Luton

Job date

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:21:21 GMT

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