Service Charge Project Manager
Bedford (Hybrid)
£45,000 per annum
Full time (37 hours per week)
Permanent
We are currently looking for a Service Charge Project Manager to join our Finance Team. This is an exciting new role and opportunity to be a part of the transformation process. You will be a lead role within the organisation to review how we administer service charges across our portfolio, leading on a project of implementing change. The successful candidate will ensure that an excellent high-quality service is provided to our internal and external customers.
What you will be doing:
- Act as the key project resource for the service charges improvement project and in the implementation of systems / processes / interfaces arising
- To lead on a review of the service charge setting for both rental and home ownership properties on fixed and variable service charge regimes.
- Lead and project manage the work-stream, project deliverables and milestones
- Liaise with the Homes and independent living teams to review, calculate and implement revised estate, scheme and unit apportionments
- Lead the work-stream for re-structuring and cleansing the property database and coding
- Provide technical advice to the organisation.
- Produce letters, notifications and information documentation required as part of the service charges processes
- Collaborating with and challenging key stakeholders.
- Establishment and maintenance of sound financial systems and procedures, ensuring that these are standardised across the project to improve efficiency and effectiveness
We'd love to meet someone with:
- With at least 4 years' experience of working in a financial environment
- Considerable experience of service charge management in the housing sector
- Experience of working with computerised Financial and Housing Management systems, including service charge modules
- Great attention to detail and ability to work systematically to achieve objectives
- Excellent numeracy skills and an ability to understand, analyse and manipulate information and data
- Lease and rental product knowledge
- Ability to interpret and convey complex information (orally / in writing) to a range of diverse audiences and liaise credibly and articulately with other professionals
Amongst what we offer you is:
- A competitive salary of £45,000 per annum
- 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays (rising to 33 days plus bank holidays with length of service)
- A generous contributory pension scheme
- Enhanced family leave
- Private health care
- Free life assurance
- Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym
- Opportunities for learning and development
- Discounted gym membership
- Retail discount scheme
- Hybrid Working
Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.
Closing date: 10 th May 2024
Interviews to be confirmed
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.