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Rent and Service Charge Assistant Location: Oldham (hybrid) Salary: 30,905.53 per Annum. Job Type: 12 months FTC Responsible for ensuring that the Policy & Procedures associated with all aspects of the Rent and Service Charge Accounting functions are maintained. Assist the Rent and Service Charge Accountant and Finance Business Partner Revenue (FBPR) in the annual Rent and Service Charge budget process. Assist the Rent and Service Charge Accountant in ensuring that the companies housing systems, rental income, bad debt provision, and designated balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and any anomalies identified and rectified. Assist the Rent and Service Charge Accountant in ensuring that the Rent Accounting functions are efficiently & effectively managed to ensure that all postings reflect the true and accurate rental position of First Choice Homes Oldham. Assist the FBPR in the calculation and preparation of the annual service charge budgets, ensuring calculations and charges are compliant with best practice, and in agreement with both tenancy agreements and leases. Assist with on-going review and implementation of a robust service charge strategy, developing relevant process reviews and data integrity. In conjunction with the Finance Business Partner Revenues calculate the relevant heat tariff to be used for customers using the district heating systems. Assist and the FBPR in the analysis of monthly management accounts for designated business areas partners. You will continuously work towards FCHOs vision, demonstrating and role modelling its values and behaviours whilst promoting positive working practices and policies associated with Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Safety, Wellbeing and Safeguarding. So what will you be doing? In this role your responsibilities will be: Assist the Rent and Service Charge Accountant in ensuring adequate financial controls are in place including rent control account reconciliations, and relevant balance sheet entries Assist the FBPR and the Rent and Service Charge Accountant in analytical review of monthly management accounting information, as required Assist in the analytical review of service charge costs and engage with relevant business partner to ensure accuracy Assist the Rent and Service Charge Accountant in Cash book entries and reconciliations Act as the focal point for The Finance Team for the raising, and receipting, of purchase orders Assist the Finance Business Partner in the production of annual service charge statements for Tenants and leaseholders, ensuring they are produced in a timely manner With the Finance Business Partner, develop and maintain the required service charge data base to ensure that FCHO is compliant with both legal requirements, but also best practice, and ensure costs are accurately accounted for Assist the Rent and Service Charge Accountant with Weekly HFI Postings and liaise with ICT around any discrepancies Assist the Rent and Service Charge Accountant with the Rent Bank Account postings, allocating bank interest and charges relating to the Rent Bank Account and ensuring the accounting system reflects the correct transactions and balances to the bank account Resolve Queries with HB Teams in relation to payments made to us Assist in the Control of the Rent Suspense Account, by investigation and consultation with colleagues in other sections, ensuring that any items are dealt with quickly and efficiently Assist the Rent and Service Charge Accountant if the reconciliation and control of the All Pay accounts Who are we looking for? Essential Requirements: IT literate including competent with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience of managing a varied and changeable workload, completing projects and tasks on time and within set parameters Decision making Problem solving Effective oral and written communication skills Microsoft office proficiency in Excel IT systems Ability to prioritise work. Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Able to work independently Good interpersonal skills Prioritising & multi-tasking Continuous improvement Self-development Desirable: AAT qualified/holds accountancy qualification Rent in social housing experience Service charges experience in social housing Experience of working in a finance function What''s in it for you? When you become a part of the FCHO team, you receive a range of fantastic benefits, including: A 37-hour working week with hybrid working options Holiday entitlement is 30 days plus one shut down day and eight bank holidays. Defined contribution pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 10%. We also offer a pension salary exchange scheme for eligible colleagues, helping colleagues to take home more of the money they earn. Death in service benefit Automatic enrolment into a healthcare cash plan Automatic enrolment into a private health insurance plan Access to an Employment Assistance Programme Access to Doctorline, a 24/7 worldwide GP helpline for you, your partner and your children Access to our colleague benefit platform which offers discounts on hundreds of high street brands as well as providing education, support and tools to help you to live a healthier and happier life. Discounted gym membership Professional subscriptions are paid for by the business where they are an essential requirement of your role. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay Access to an on-site wellbeing room Access to an on-site caf Long service awards Interviews and assessments to take place as soon as possible and we reserve the right to close the application process early if we receive a large amount of applicants. We are committed to building an organisation that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills & are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equal opportunities employer, FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. We care that you have a great experience with us at FCHO and if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience smoother, please let us know & well do all we can.