Rent and Service Charge Accountant

Rent and Service Charge Accountant

Are you a capable and driven finance professional, with experience with Rent and Service Charges within the Housing sector?

If the answer is yes, then this is the position for you. Eastlight Community Homes is seeking our next Rent and Service Charge Accountant to join our Finance team!

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be providing support with the rent and service charges process, ensuring accurate calculations and correct coding of expenses, while meeting deadlines set by our tenancy agreements.

As part of this opportunity, Eastlight is delighted to provide a fantastic compensation package, inclusive of £45,136 annual base salary, fully agile/hybrid working pattern, with periodic visits to the office, 30 days holiday allowance and much more!

As Eastlight’s Rent & Service Charge Specialist, you will:

• Take the lead in handling the service charge function and serve as a main point of contact for all leaseholder accounts and Eastlight properties with regards to such matters.
• Oversee the rent and service charge computations at the end of the year, making sure that they are all done correctly, fairly, and by the deadlines.
• Prepare leaseholders' income and expense reports and submit them to an external accountant for the service charge accounts' final audit and approval. Take the lead on leaseholder audits and address any issues that come up.
• Communicate with all relevant parties, including internal departments, management firms, tenants, and suppliers, to address any concerns or questions about rent or service charges.
• Establish leaseholder accounts are updated correctly by producing anticipated leaseholder service charges and calculating true expenditure adjustments.
• Oversee the Finance Administrator supporting your function.

At Eastlight we support, develop, and invest in our people, together creating a culture where people love to work.

To demonstrate our commitment to you, we have developed a sector leading total rewards package.

• £45,136 annual base salary
• Full Time, 18 month FTC
• Group stakeholder pension plan (Eastlight will double, up to 5% of the employee’s contribution - Employee 5% + Eastlight 10% = Total 15%)
• Annual wellbeing grant of £200 per annum – Subject to eligibility
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Trailblazing family leave [Maternity, Paternity and Adoption – 12 weeks full pay / 6 weeks half pay] – Subject to eligibility.
• BUPA healthcare cash plan, life assurance
• Formal qualifications and paid professional membership. 
• We truly embrace agile working; geography is never a barrier to recruiting the best person. Our Head Office is in Braintree, Essex.  

There has never been a better time to join us! Click the link to submit your CV and personal statement.

Eastlight Community Homes is proud to be the largest community gateway association in the country. Together with our residents and communities, we create safe, affordable homes and neighbourhoods that people are proud to live in.

As a Community Gateway Association our residents can choose to become shareholders and help make key decisions about their homes, services, and communities.

For an informal chat and more information about this role, please contact Simona Simonyan on simona.simonyan@eastlighthomes.co.uk.

Eastlight Community Homes is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse culture, which is why we encourage applications from everyone. If you require any support with the application process, please contact recruitment@eastlighthomes.co.uk.

[Eastlight Community Homes are not providing visa sponsorship].

Application closing date: Flexible

Interview date: Dynamic – via Microsoft Teams