Job Title: Rent Accountant
Contract: Temporary 6 months
Hours: Full time
Pay Rate: £225per day (Umbrella)
Overview:
The Rent Accountant will manage rent and service charge accounting processes for legacy Network and SW9, ensuring financial accuracy across transactions worth £160m annually. The role includes posting journals, reconciling bank and control accounts, validating rent settings, and supporting audits. This role also provides leadership to one direct report.
Key Responsibilities:
- Post weekly journals into SUN for rent and service charge transactions.
- Reconcile payments from third-party channels, resolving discrepancies.
- Review and correct remittances between client codes.
- Reconcile weekly NEC interface files to SUN journals.
- Undertake weekly reconciliation of Universal Credit receipts.
- Support rent setting validation for in-year relets.
- Ensure timely allocation of suspense items, refunds, and property-related transactions.
- Support internal/external audits with documentation and walkthroughs.
- Serve as backup for the Rent and Service Charge Analyst.
- Lead one direct report, providing direction, performance management, and development.
- Promote inclusion, wellbeing, and continuous improvement within the team.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Part-qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA or qualified by experience.
- Strong knowledge of rent accounting, income management, and regulatory requirements.
- Experience in reconciliations, audits, and rent setting.
- Excellent communication and reporting skills.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and Office skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage deadlines.
Desirable:
- NEC system experience.
- Background in social housing finance.
- Experience driving efficiencies and strengthening financial controls.