Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Finance Officer for our client a government organisation in Southwark, London.

This role is a temporary contract initially for 3 months with the possibility to extend. Hybrid available - 2 days in office required per week.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Deliver excellent professional and specialist services to homeowners and their representatives in line with the organsiation’s vision, values, resources, strategic and service priorities.
• Responsible for constructing accurate and timely accounts and estimates for revenue service charges across a growing portfolio of properties, in a correct, open and transparent manner in accordance with the required industry and professional standards.
• In the production of accurate, complete, and timely actual costs for service charges to leaseholders and freeholders for the costs of providing services, repairs, maintenance, insurance, ground rent etc, is in accordance with their lease contract or deed of covenant.
• Ensure that the extraction/collection of recharges to leaseholders and freeholders for the costs of providing services, repairs, maintenance, insurance, ground rent etc, in accordance with their lease contract or deed of transfer.
• Reconcile block and estate costs totals to source data (including general ledger cost totals.) and adjustments. To check and validate apportioned costs.
• Review costs areas for adequacy, book of records. This puts the post holder in the position of reviewing the budget control (budget and out turn) of many managers at detail level and involves communication at that level.
• Liaise with service providers to identify when statutory notices are required.
• Responsible for the service of appropriate statutory notices within the set time scales, according to procedure for qualifying revenue work on both leaseholders and Recognised Tenants Associations. To respond to all observations raised and maintaining a log of observations and replies for information purposes.
• Assist in the service of appropriate statutory notices to all leaseholders within the set time scales, according to procedure for qualifying long term agreements on both leaseholders and Recognised Tenants Associations, ensuring that the council will be able to collect the resultant service charge. To respond to all observations raised and maintaining a log of observations and replies for information purposes.

Personal Requirements:

• Experience in a similar role.
• An understanding of local government operations and the challenges they face.
• Relevant qualification or equivalent experience.

Working Hours: 37hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday - Friday

Pay: £24.54 hr per hour

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.