Finance Officer (Property)- £33,000-£34,000 - London, W10
The Role
Are you a skilled finance professional who would thrive in a community-focused organisation where your attention to detail and customer-facing skills will make a real difference? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
The Westway Trust is a unique charity that stewards the resources of 23 acres of space under the Westway A40. We are seeking a Finance Officer to join our growing team.
You will be responsible for managing property-related income, including rents, licence fees, service charges, and other ad-hoc recharges. You will set up and manage rental schedules and ensure all transactions are accurately processed through our property management system and accounting software.
If you're ready to take the next step in your finance career and want to be part of a community-focused organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain tenancy and charging details in the Property Management software.
- Raise and dispatch rent demands to tenants and post entries to the ledgers.
- Credit control following up tenants with arears by email letter and phone.
- Maintain the tenant debtors listing.
- Post expenditure from Access to the service charge accounts.
- Processing tenancy at wills, subsidised rent and deferred rent journals and reconciliation.
- Reviewing Voids and recharges.
- Assist in month-end reporting.
- Assist in preparing year-end audit schedules.
- Taking ownership of year-end MUS closure and service charge statements.
- To work positively in accordance with Westway Trust's equality and Diversity Policy.
- Provide cover for the Finance Officer and the Senior Finance Officer including raising cheques, banking, petty cash and making electronic payments posting tenants receipts onto MUS and Access.
- Recharge annual insurance costs to tenants.
The Company
Westway Trust is a dynamic and forward-thinking charity located in the heart of Portobello, West London. Established as a beacon of community-driven change, the Westway Trust is rooted in the heart of North Kensington. As a Westway Trust employee, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and fulfilling environment while making a meaningful difference.
The Person
- Relevant experience within a busy accounts department.
- Minimum qualification GCSE Mathematics or equivalent.
- Experience of using computerised accounting systems.
- Competent user of Excel for reporting and computing.
- Highly computer literate, with practical experience of using MS Office packages, especially MS Excel and computerised accounting systems.
- The ability to deliver the highest standards of internal customer service through your positive attitude to the role, while staying calm and focused during busy or demanding work situations
- Excellent attention to detail with accurate data entry and the ability to prepare concise and accurate reconciliations and analyses of individual income, expenditure and control accounts.