Service Charge Accountant

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Cornwall, gb on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 21, 2025 Last posted March 21, 2025
Job description
2019 Recruitment Company of The Year

We are currently interested in speaking to experienced Service Charge Accountants with an adaptable attitude in Plymouth.

About the Role:

As the Service Charge Accountant, your role will include but will not be limited to the following:
  • Preparing year end service charge accounts including preparation of extended trial balance, accruals, prepayments and journals, ready to be sent to accountants.
  • Performing balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Creating and issuing the budget template and inputting onto the property management system.
  • Raising and issuing service charge and ground rent demands in accordance with the leases.
  • Allocation of all tenant payments.
  • Dealing with arrears of service charge and ground rent appropriately.
  • Setting up new sites, leases, units and service charge information onto the property management system.
  • Handling the ground rents and client payments.
  • Ensuring purchase invoices are processed and paid correctly in a timely manner.
  • Liaising with other agents in respect of handovers.
  • Dealing with queries raised by colleagues, clients and tenants efficiently.
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About this role

Summary

Manage service charge accounts, reconciliations, tenant payments, and lease data processing.

Job title

Service Charge Accountant

Experience level

experienced

Industry

real estate

Location requirements

Plymouth, remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

accountingreconciliationproperty management systemlease managementfinancial reporting

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

service chargeproperty managementreconciliationlease management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

On-site

Plymouth, UK

Remote City