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