Interim Service Charge Accountant

Service Charge Accountant (Temporary Role) Manchester/Hybrid to £45K/£175 per day

Join a leading Manchester Housing Association as a Service Charge Accountant (Temporary). This role suits an experienced Management Accountant who thrives in a collaborative finance environment, supporting the Service Charge Manager to ensure service charges are accurately costed, reported and reconciled, with clear financial insight across housing and asset portfolios.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce regular (monthly/quarterly) service charge reports, analysing actuals vs. budgets.
• Provide accurate data for annual accounts, sinking fund reconciliations, and cyclical reviews.
• Reconcile annual service charge expenditure across finance (Open Accounts) and housing (Orchard) systems.
• Support the annual rent and service charge review process and ensure customer notifications are issued within deadlines.
• Maintaining Excel models and reports to consolidate service charge data at block level.
• Review variances, identify errors or anomalies, and implement corrections promptly.
• Liaise with colleagues and contractors to ensure accurate coding and approval of service charge invoices.
• Work collaboratively with Finance, Leasehold and Asset teams to ensure services are correctly costed and fully recoverable.

Ideal Candidate:

• Strong Management Accountant
• Background in housing or service charge accounting is beneficial
• Strong Excel and systems skills
• Detail-focused with excellent analytical ability
• Available at short notice and confident working collaboratively across departments