Service Charge Accountant

Service Charge Accountant

Job description

Role Purpose

The Service Charge Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records across a portfolio of client accounts, ensuring strong financial controls, producing high-quality financial reporting, and supporting effective decision-making across operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Management & Controls

• Complete monthly bank reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.

• Monitor service charge, reserve and client account balances.

• Manage working capital and cash flow requirements.

• Review income and expenditure postings to ensure accuracy and lease compliance.

• Maintain accurate accounting records and robust audit trails.

• Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare financial information for monthly and quarterly client reporting.

• Produce budget versus actual reporting and variance analysis.

• Support Senior Client Accountants with data validation and reporting queries.

• Generate accurate service charge demands in line with budgets and lease requirements.

• Budgeting & Planning

• Support annual budget preparation through analysis of historical expenditure and future cost assumptions.

• Maintain audit trails of budget amendments.

• Ensure approved budgets are accurately loaded into systems.

• Year-End & Audit

• Prepare year-end audit packs to ETB level.

• Liaise with auditors and provide supporting documentation.

• Investigate and resolve audit queries and discrepancies.

• Ensure year-end outputs are complete, accurate and delivered on time.

• Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with Senior Client Accountants, Property Managers and General Managers.

• Provide financial insight, highlight risks and support operational decision-making.

• Collaborate with auditors, finance and credit control teams to ensure financial integrity.

• Skills & Experience

• Essential

• 2 years accounting experience.

• Accounting in service charge or property management highly preferable.

• Strong reconciliation and financial control knowledge.

• Good working knowledge of Qube or similar accounting systems.

• Strong Excel skills.

• Personal Attributes

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Proactive, accountable and collaborative.

• Confident communicator with both financial and non-financial stakeholders

Salary

• Negotiable up to a maximum of R40 000.00 CTC per month - depending on experience
• UK working hours
• UK public holidays
• 25 days annual leave
• Fully remote