Service Charge Assistant (Glasgow based) Job ID 213811 Posted 12-Jul-2025 Service line Advisory Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Accounting/Finance Location(s) Glasgow - Scotland - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Service Charge Assistant (Glasgow) This position is full time, permanent with hybrid working based in our Glasgow office. Role Purpose Working in the Real Estate Accounting Services team where the individual will be responsible for a range of service charge work across a varied client property portfolio. Key Responsibilities Working closely with our third-party partners to ensure closure off annual service charge reconciliations across a variety of assets in line with RICS guidelines and agreed SLAs. Role will require a variation of: - Reviewing income demanded in the year and ensuring all occupiers are correctly billed - Reviewing Tenant apportionment and undertaking CAP calculations - Reviewing expenditure to ensure it has been coded correctly in line with budget - posting accruals and prepayments - Raising ad-hoc charges to tenants - Preparing closure packs and letters - Assist in quality review of third party partners work - Preparing reconciliation of clients' service charge funds. - Working closely with other teams within REAS to provide exceptional outcomes to our client - Liaising with various internal and external stakeholders to achieve the role responsibilities. Person Specifications / Requirements - Technical understanding of accounting principles - Understanding of Real Estate transactions - Sophisticated experience in book keeping - Experience in reconciliation, accruals and prepayments would be advantageous Key Skills - Attention to detail - Problem solving - Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines - Relationship management - Ability to make decisions - Excellent communication skills - Numerical and analytically minded - Self-starter Working at CBRE When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry. Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do-from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing. At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills. To discover more about what it's like to work at CBRE, visit Life at CBRE About CBRE CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Equal Opportunities We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. For information about accommodations we can make during the recruitment process, please visit: https://www.cbre.co.uk/careers/accommodations CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)