Technical Accountant

Technical Accountant

Hybrid / Hoddesdon

Permanent; 37.5 hours per week

£Competitive and excellent benefits

Residential Management Group is a market leading Managing Agent with superb systems, robust processes, dedicated property managers and specialist back-office support departments, all working together to deliver a property management service that is second to none.

We have a great career opportunity for an experienced Service Charge Accountant to join us as a Technical Accountant, so if you have the experience and would like to be part of a thriving, national managing agent with organic portfolio growth, this is for you!

At RMG we manage small and large blocks and estates for RMC (Resident Management Companies), L&T (Landlord & Tenant) and Developers. You’ll be working alongside a great team of accounting professionals, led by a highly experienced senior management team.

What will you be doing?

As a Technical Accountant you’ll carry out resolution of technical and financial client issues, financial reconciliations/take-on of new sites, Right to Manage and VAT reconciliations. This role suits an experienced Service Charge Accountant, fully conversant with complex service charge accounts and lease interpretation who would like to move away from high volume service charge accounts preparation to utilise your expertise to investigate, analyse and resolve more complex financial issues and produce first year service charge accounts on our new business sites. This role requires excellent communication skills as you will be frequently liaising with clients and managing agents directly.

• Production of the first year service charge accounts on new business developments
• Assist with the financial handover of new business including loading data to the system
• Reporting and chasing internal & external for missing information
• Assist with Right to Manage reconciliations and queries
• Assist with financial handover from/to new managing agents and queries
• Assist in accounts preparation for large sites & key clients
• Provide reporting to management as requested
• Assist the financial areas of the business with complex/key client requests and reconciliations
• Lease interpretation
• Any other Duties as required

What are we looking for?

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in a finance/accounts position within the block/estate management industry
• Knowledge of service charge finances, best practice guidance and legislative requirements
• Ability to read and interpret leases
• Strong data manipulation skills and use of excel
• Good communication skills, delivering concise and complete information
• Ability to problem solve complex financial issues
• Experience in producing service charge accounts
• Some experience in dealing with financial handovers of developments
• Experience attending meetings and explaining complex financial issues would be preferred
• Accounting qualification desirable but not necessary

What do we offer?
You’ll not only be joining a thriving market leader where you’ll benefit from working alongside the best in the industry, you’ll also receive a superb package of company benefits including:

• 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%
• 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
• Access to a whole host of discounts on gyms, retail, groceries, leisure, electronics and so much more!
• We really like to support our employees to develop in their career, so we provide Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications such as IRPM, CIMA, ACCA, AAT 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
• Corporate Social Responsibility events throughout the year
• Two paid volunteer days per year
• Free on-site parking at our offices
• And more…

With ongoing business growth, we have a variety of career opportunities so if this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for, please get in touch to discuss other opportunities.