Service Charge Accountant

Service Charge Accountant (Hybrid - 2 days / week from home)

Central London

£45,000

Cobalt Recruitment is working with a well-established residential property management business seeking a Service Charge Accountant to join their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced property accountant to join a growing organisation managing a diverse residential and mixed-use portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of residential and mixed-use service charge accounts
• Review, code and approve purchase invoices for payment runs
• Prepare and maintain service charge budgets, demands and recharges
• Produce monthly and quarterly client reporting, including variance analysis and VAT reporting
• Reconcile service charge and ground rent accounts
• Prepare service charge year-end accounts to Trial Balance stage
• Liaise with external accountants on year-end account production
• Manage take-on and handover balances for new and existing instructions
• Respond to client, leaseholder and stakeholder queries
• Support credit control and arrears management processes
• Maintain accurate records within Qube
• Ensure reporting deadlines, statutory requirements and KPIs are consistently met

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years' experience within service charge or property management accounting
• Qube experience essential
• Experience preparing service charge accounts to Trial Balance stage
• Strong working knowledge of service charge accounting principles
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines

Other details:

• Working hours:15am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday
• Hybrid: 2 days WFH / week after probation
• Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus an additional 2 days over the Christmas period
• Benefits: Optional private medical insurance following probation