Here at Fresh, we are looking to appoint an Assistant Accountant to join the Fresh finance team. This is a temporary, full-time position based at our offices on Garden Street in Sheffield for a period of four months (July - October). The post holder will be accountable for raising, reconciling and where necessary, correcting charges for the upcoming academic term.
As Assistant Accountant you will interact with colleagues across the business working closely with site teams to work through charge corrections & adjustments (via ticketing system) and reviewing data checks provided by the reporting team to make corrections ahead of raising charges. You'll also be involved with running the periodic invoicing across the portfolio and running revised billing to ensure that the tenant accounts are up to date & accurate and that rent charges, advanced rent credits and deposit charges are all raised on time. The role also includes working closely with the business systems team and income team to ensure that any income queries relating to lease charges are raised & closed off in a timely manner.
Reporting to the Head of Business Systems the role offers an agile approach where, once established in the role, you'd be expected to work from the office a minimum of two days per week (Tuesday to Thursday) with the remainder of time working from home (if desired).
About you
Ideally, you'll be able to demonstrate experience of working in a similar role but it's essential that you have experience of working with financial data within an accounts or financial team / company and have experience of AR / Income Recognition.
We're a dynamic company so it's important that you're a self-starter who is able to work to a high standard autonomously. You are working as part of a wider team so it's important you have strong communication skills both written and verbal and can work successfully as part of a team.
Why work for Fresh
We have a dedicated Training team to assist with your job training, and an in-house Learning & Development team to support you with personal and professional development including vocational qualifications as well as a health cash plan, and exclusive shopping discounts.
Fresh can offer you an exciting, collaborative, people-first environment where you can build your own career in a fast-growing industry.
About fresh
Fresh are a multi award-winning student accommodation provider with over 20,000 beds in our portfolio across the UK & Ireland. We're looking for someone to support their residents and the wider operational team.
We create great places to live, built on the simple principle that the people around you can make a huge difference to your way of life. If you're a people person who loves working collaboratively and is great at making things happen, then you'll fit right in.