Assistant Service Charge Accountant

Assistant Client/Service Charge Accountant

Our Assistant Client/Service charge Accountants support a senior accountant on their commercial/residential portfolio of accounts and are expected to be able to support with all accounting aspects relating to that portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Input property service charge budgets, raise charges (service charge, rent, insurance, adhoc charges) and demands to send to tenants/leaseholders
• Receipt incoming monies to correct leaseholder accounts
• Monthly reconciliation of client bank accounts
• Call and chase unpaid rents/service charges. Send out arrears letters and send to solicitors to recover if need be and liaise with solicitors to get the money collected. Report to clients on the unpaid rents where required.
• Help prepare service charge year-end accounts for submission to accountants. Collating documents for send off to external auditors. Liaise with the auditors and property managers to check draft accounts before finalization.
• Send year-end accounts and balancing charges with cover letters to tenants/leaseholders
• Quarterly (and sometimes monthly) Variance Reports
• Assisting the client accountant with monthly client reporting with possible rent transfers to clients
• Dealing with queries from Tenants/Leaseholders, Suppliers, and Property Manager's
• Set up new managements on qube, and updating system following lease renewals/assignments
• Any other duties that may be necessary to ensure the smooth running of the department

Experience of Residential/Commerial Block Management and mixed use properties is essential and knowledge of the current QUBE (MRI) accounts system essential