Senior Service Charge Accountant

Job Title: Senior Service Charge Accountant 

Location: Crowthorne House, Wokingham 

Brand: Leaders Romans Group 

Salary: Competitive Salary Package 

Hours: Monday to Friday 40 Hours per week 

About Leaders Romans Group: 

LRG are an award-winning national property company, who are going through exciting periods of growth and offer tailored training and development programmes at all levels. With over 200 branches across England and Wales we have a reputation for perfection and delivering an outstanding customer experience. Investment in people is built into our culture, and there are opportunities for driven individuals to achieve their career aspirations within the company. 

Job Summary and key responsibilities 

Managing the day to day financial requirements of an allocated portfolio of clients, ensuring all industry mandated deadlines are hit and providing financial support to the clients and operations team. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Management of monthly KPI targets
• Processing of service charge budgets and issuing of invoices and Ground Rent charges
• Supporting Property Managers and Clients in understanding service charge
• Liaising with external accountants for the preparation of statutory and service charge accounts and issuing any subsequent surplus, deficit or recharges
• Problem solving with Management – including issues within client accounts, reviewing and developing staff and managing portfolio growth
• Quarterly reporting to external company Directors through online or face to face meetings
• Production of monthly client reports and ability to explain variances to clients and Property Managers
• Support and guidance of the Block Accounts team, including some junior members of staff
• Oversight of debt collection for portfolio
• Ensuring VAT returns are submitted on time for VAT elected buildings

What are we looking for: 

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Able to plan and prioritise
• Excellent IT skills – Experience of Microsoft suite of products, Word, Excel etc.
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving
• Time management
• Able to communicate at all levels
• Experience of using Property Management accounts systems, ideally Resident, MRI Qube, Propman and/or Blockman
• Knowledge of conveyancing
• Virtual Banking knowledge
• Service charge accounting experience
• Knowledge of Block Accounting legislation and key deadlines
• Block Management finance experience
• Team leadership
• Knowledge of property market and associated services
• Knowledge of TPI compliance rules
• Experience of busy month end routines
• Experience of working in a sales orientated industry
• Experience of divisional or departmental accounts
• GCSE Maths and English
• Actively studying AAT / ACCA / CIMA

What we can offer you: 

• Proven track record for career growth and advancement within the company
• Market leading training and ongoing professional development
• Access to a diverse portfolio of properties
• Supportive and collaborative team environment

Benefits: 

• Competitive Salary Package
• Quarterly and yearly awards
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Generous Holiday allowance, increasing by 1 day per year based on service with the option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year

Leaders Romans Group are an equal opportunities employer and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to welcoming a dedicated individual to our team who shares our commitment to excellence in the Real Estate Industry. 

Leader Romans Group does not engage the services of Recruitment agencies for the purpose of hiring. All job openings are managed directly by our Internal Recruitment team. We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate referral from Recruitment agencies, and any such submissions will not be considered. 

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