Service Charge Accountant (Temporary Role) | Manchester/Hybrid | to £45K/£175 per day
Join a leading Manchester Housing Association as a Service Charge Accountant (Temporary). This role suits an experienced Management Accountant who thrives in a collaborative finance environment, supporting the Service Charge Manager to ensure service charges are accurately costed, reported and reconciled, with clear financial insight across housing and asset portfolios.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce regular (monthly/quarterly) service charge reports, analysing actuals vs. budgets.
- Provide accurate data for annual accounts, sinking fund reconciliations, and cyclical reviews.
- Reconcile annual service charge expenditure across finance (Open Accounts) and housing (Orchard) systems.
- Support the annual rent and service charge review process and ensure customer notifications are issued within deadlines.
- Maintaining Excel models and reports to consolidate service charge data at block level.
- Review variances, identify errors or anomalies, and implement corrections promptly.
- Liaise with colleagues and contractors to ensure accurate coding and approval of service charge invoices.
- Work collaboratively with Finance, Leasehold and Asset teams to ensure services are correctly costed and fully recoverable.
Ideal Candidate:
- Strong Management Accountant
- Background in housing or service charge accounting is beneficial
- Strong Excel and systems skills
- Detail-focused with excellent analytical ability
- Available at short notice and confident working collaboratively across departments