Senior Finance Support Analyst
Hoddesdon, Herts / Hybrid or Remote depending on location
Competitive Salary
Permanent; 37.5 hours per week
Residential Management Group is a large, market leading managing agent in the residential block management sector and we're growing at pace.
Our business growth means that we have a career opportunity for an additional Senior Finance Support Analyst to join our team of finance professionals based at our Hoddesdon Head Office with hybrid or remote working flexibility dependent on the applicant. The Senior Finance Support Analyst must be willing to travel into London periodically (likely no more than once a month) for site visits and client meetings.
Managing the finances for between 1-5 prime London developments (depending on the size and complexity), you will form a close working partnership with our property managers and key clients and will periodically attend client meetings/site visits (generally once a month). To excel in this role, you will be an experienced and knowledgeable private sector residential Service Charge Accountant, looking to fulfil your potential in a role that sees the entire annual cycle through for these large and complex developments.
What will you be doing?
As a Senior Finance Support Analyst in our London finance team, you'll be hybrid/Hoddesdon office or remote working, attending client meetings or site visits at your London portfolio about once a month. You'll work closely with Property Managers to provide any reporting and data analysis to fulfil their function, ensuring that the information being provided is accurate and presented well. You'll have great communication skills and enjoy plenty of interaction with our property managers, key clients and at all levels within the wider organisation both internally and externally.
- Produce and review periodic financial reports dependent on client requirements i.e weekly/monthly/quarterly
- Enter annual service charge budgets ready for billing
- Calculate voids on semi-complete sites
- Assist property managers with ad-hoc financial queries from customers & clients
- Prepare 6m and annual service charge accounts on key client developments
- Submit client VAT return calculations as required
- Offer an escalation path to assist internal and external customers with complex queries/problems
- Liaise with clients as required to discuss the content of the accounts
What are we looking for?
- Prior experience of service charge accounts preparation, dealing with accountants/audit queries & ensuring compliance with the lease & best practice.
- Ability to confidently use Microsoft Word and Outlook; and Excel to Intermediate Level
- High level of attention to detail & strong time management skills required
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide a consistent high level of customer service, to both internal and external customers.
- Ability to make decisions, both independently and collaboratively, based on reasoned arguments and supported by evidence.
- Financial qualification (i.e AAT/ACCA/CIMA) is preferred
- MTPI (MIRPM) level qualification is preferred
- Ability to read/interpret leases is preferred
What do we offer?
You'll not only be joining a market leader where you'll benefit from working alongside the best in the industry, you'll also receive a superb package of company benefits.
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and enjoy your Birthday off, on us!
- Ability to accrue 2 additional days holiday (subject to criteria)
- Life Assurance - 4 x basic salary
- Generous pension scheme with contributions matched up to 7%
- Performance related bonus
- Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges – plus more! (all to a generous fixed amount), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services
- As part of Places for People Group (RMG's parent company), you will have access to Our Place Rewards, where you can choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards, earn cashback on on-line purchases and take advantage of many exclusive offers.
- We really like to support our employees to develop in their career, so we provide Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications such as CIMA, ACCA, AAT, IRPM and give up to 5 study days. We'll also pay your annual professional subscriptions
- Employee Referral scheme with rewards up to £1,000 per referral
- Free and confidential access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Monthly employee wellbeing initiatives
- Office supply of fresh fruit
- Corporate Social Responsibility events throughout the year
- Two paid volunteer days per year
- On-site parking available
- And more...
Apply now, to utilise your service charge accounting expertise in this exciting career opportunity!