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Service Charge Officer

Leicester Interim £32,000 - £33,000 per year View Job Description
We are partnering with a well-established housing organisation seeking a Service Charge Officer to join their finance team until Feburary 2027. This is an excellent opportunity for a service charge professional with strong analytical skills and a customer-focused approach.
  • Immediate start opportuntiy
  • Contract until Feburary 2027 with the potential to be extended

About Our Client



Our client is a well-established organisation within the housing sector, responsible for managing and maintaining a large residential property portfolio.

Job Description



The Service Charge Officer's duties will include but are not limited to:

  • Manage the end-to-end service charge process, including annual budgets and year-end reconciliations.
  • Produce and validate annual service charge statements and actual cost recoveries.
  • Analyse service charge expenditure and investigate variances across schemes and estates.
  • Review invoice coding and identify any mispostings or allocation issues.
  • Prepare month-end accruals and prepayments.
  • Liaise with budget holders and operational stakeholders regarding large expenditure variances.
  • Support external audit requirements relating to service charge accounts.
  • Maintain tenant account records and assist with year-end adjustments.
  • Manage a portfolio of schemes and undertake site visits to support residents with service charge enquiries.
  • Provide guidance and support to housing and neighbourhood teams on service charge-related matters.
  • Assist development and operational teams in setting service charges for new properties.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant service charge legislation and industry best practice



The Successful Applicant

  • Experience within a service charge finance environment, ideally within housing, property management, or a regulated sector.
  • Strong understanding of service charge budgeting, reconciliations, and cost recovery processes.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
  • Experience working to strict deadlines within a finance function.
  • Customer-focused with the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.
  • Experience using financial and operational systems.



What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary up to £33,000 (doe)
  • Flexible hybrid working arrangement, with one or two days in the office.
  • Opportunity to join a collaborative and customer-focused finance team.
  • Varied role with exposure across finance, operations, and resident engagement.
  • Professional development and career progression opportunities.
Contact
Corinne Berry-McGraw
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7112603
Phone number
+441212309393

Job summary

Job function
Finance
Subsector
Book keeper
Sector
Not For Profit
Where
Leicester
Contract type
Interim
Consultant name
Corinne Berry-McGraw
Consultant phone
+441212309393
Job reference
JN-092026-7112603