Westway Trust is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and forward-thinking Finance Officer (Property) to join our experienced, professional and friendly finance team to oversee the charging and collection of all property related income including rents, license fees service charges and ad-hoc recharges.
You will be a highly motivated Finance Officer with good organisational and analytical skills. You will also bring with you excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; will have good attention to detail and the ability to process data accurately and on time being a competent user of Microsoft Excel, and computerised accounting systems.
Key responsibilities of the role include but not limited to:
Maintain tenancy and charging details in the Property Management software.
Raise and dispatch rent demands to tenants and post entries to the ledgers.
Credit control following up tenants with arears by email letter and phone.
Maintain the tenant debtors listing.
Post expenditure from Access to the service charge accounts.
Processing tenancy at wills, subsidised rent and deferred rent journals and reconciliation.
Reviewing Voids and recharges.
Assist in month-end reporting.
Assist in preparing year-end audit schedules.
Taking ownership of year-end MUS closure and service charge statements.
To work positively in accordance with Westway Trust’s equality and Diversity Policy.
Provide cover for the Finance Officer and the Senior Finance Officer including raising cheques, banking, petty cash and making electronic payments posting tenants receipts onto MUS and Access.
Recharge annual insurance costs to tenants.
Income reconciliation between MUS and Access (I&E, Vat turnover).
Reconcile property management balances to Access accounts including debtors and service charge balances.
Supporting SMF on year end accounting and service charge account closure
Running MUS reports to help property analysis and preparing analysis of property financial performance.
Any other duties as may be reasonably required.
Experience, knowledge and skills:
Relevant experience within a busy accounts department.
Minimum qualification GCSE Mathematics or equivalent.
Experience of using computerised accounting systems.
Competent user of Excel for reporting and computing.
Highly computer literate, with practical experience of using MS Office packages, especially MS Excel and computerised accounting systems.
The ability to deliver the highest standards of internal customer service through your positive attitude to the role, while staying calm and focused during busy or demanding work situations
Excellent attention to detail with accurate data entry and the ability to prepare concise and accurate reconciliations and analyses of individual income, expenditure and control accounts.
Good organisational, administrative and analytical skills.
Good communication skills both written and verbal.
A proven ability to follow agreed financial procedures and controls.
Resourceful and flexible approach, with a “can do attitude”.
A commitment to working as part of a team.
Punctual with effective time management.
Desirable:
Studying or qualified AAT CAT or equivalent CCAB.
Experience of Access Accounts.
Experience of computerised property management accounting packages MUS Chronos.
Experience of using electronic banking software.
Experience of credit control and rental ledgers.
Connection to or significant understanding of the local area and its social, cultural and political heritage would be highly desirable.
Commitment to living out the Westway Trust values including placing the community at the centre of all we do.
Demonstrable understanding of, commitment to, and promotion of equality of opportunities, diversity and inclusion.
Benefits of working with us:
Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
Investor in People (IiP) employer
Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per year + statutory bank holidays
Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Sick pay scheme
Season ticket / bicycle loan
Free eye test voucher
The application deadline is Sunday 17 November when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended.