Service Charge Financial Coordinator
- Employer
- London Borough of Hackney
- Location
- Hackney
- Salary
- £40,005 - £41,286
- Closing date
- 19 Nov 2024
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- Function
- Corporate Services, Administration, Finance, Homes and Asset Management, Asset management
- Seniority
- Assistant / coordinator
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organisation Type
- Local authority
LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
Service Charge Financial Coordinator
Job Number: HCAA02179
DBS Required: No
Agreement Type: Permanent - Full Time
Contracted Hours: 36
Salary: £40,005 - £41,286
Join Our Team as a Service Charge Financial Coordinator!
Hackney Council is on the lookout for a dedicated and detail-oriented Service Charge Financial Coordinator to enhance our Service Charge Team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for calculating service charges, reserve funds, shared ownership rent, and ground rent, ensuring high-quality customer service for our residents.
You will collaborate closely with the Service Charge Team Leader and Manager to produce accurate estimated and actual invoices in line with legislation and local policies. Maintaining and managing the service charge database will be essential, as will ensuring accurate financial records and documentation. Your role will also involve supporting payment functions within the team, handling creditor payments, and overseeing mortgage account activities.
Additionally, you will prepare performance reports and engage in budget monitoring to ensure effective financial management. Liaising with auditors and regulatory bodies to maintain best practices in service charge accounting will be an important aspect of your responsibilities.
We are looking for candidates with extensive experience in leasehold management and financial administration, as well as a strong understanding of S20 consultation processes and their implications on service charges. You should be proficient in financial principles and able to perform accurate calculations, with excellent analytical skills and a high level of attention to detail. Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, are also essential.
There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services. Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It’s one of the most sought-after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.
If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values, so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.
For further information about this opportunity and the service please visit here.
The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.
When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience.
We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions or any part of the application form.
This application process replaces a supporting statement.
Closing date for applications: 19 November 2024 (22:59).
Interview date: TBC.
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.
The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available: hackneyworks@hackney.gov.uk
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