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Rent Officer

Location: Leatherhead
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Type: Part time, 30 hours per week
Salary: £33,000 pa based on 39 hours (pro rata for part time) + benefits

About us:

Each year, we provide housing and support for around 1,800 socially excluded and vulnerable people across Surrey, parts of Berkshire, West Sussex and South-West London.

We make a difference to clients by enabling them to feel valued and supported. We have a strong sense of social responsibility and believe everyone should be able to live independent and fulfilling lives. Our values – respect, empowerment, responsibility and excellence – guide everything we do.

The role:

Transform Housing & Support have ambitious plans and this is a great opportunity for a dynamic, self-motivated and experienced Rents & Service Charges Officer to join the finance team.

The Rents and Service Charges Officer is responsible for managing the rent and service charge accounts within Transform. This includes calculating charges, managing rent statements, monitoring payments, and ensuring that all related activities comply with the Regulator of Social Housing guidelines.

The role plays a key part in maintaining the financial health of the organisation by ensuring accurate and timely recording of rent and service charges and rent collections thereby supporting tenants with their financial obligations.

We’re ideally looking for:

• As Rents & Service Charges Officer, you will have a strong knowledge of financial management, accounting principles, and knowledge of rents and service charges. Familiarity with housing association regulations and compliance requirements is an advantage.
• Ideally you will have at least 2 years of experience in a finance or rents & service charges role, preferably within a housing association, or similar environment.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of rent and service charge calculation, housing regulations and financial management practices in the context of social housing.
• Our benefits are great too, they include:
• 28 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays and one wellbeing day each year.
• The opportunity to buy or sell up to five days annual leave per holiday year.
• A defined contribution pension scheme and life assurance.
• A comprehensive range of discounts and wellbeing resources through our benefits platform.
• Agile working and connecting with each other is easy, thanks to our technology, but being able to be face-to-face is something we value highly and make time for.

Tick most but not all the boxes?

The best candidate rarely does! If you are excited by this role, share our values and feel you have most of what we are looking for, go ahead and apply – you could be exactly who we need.

About Transform Housing & Support

We believe that everyone should be able to live independent and fulfilling lives. We provide housing and support for many socially excluded and vulnerable people across Surrey, parts of Berkshire, West Sussex and the London Borough of Sutton.

Why work at Transform

Transform is a place where all colleagues are valued. We want to make sure colleagues have the flexibility they need to balance their personal lives and do well at work. We focus on outcomes and are open to different ways of working including flexible hours where possible.

Other things you need to know

At Transform we celebrate diversity and know that it is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we’re inclusive, so we want to hear from anyone who is great at what they do and who shares our values.
If you need any adjustments during the application or selection process so you can do your best, just let us know. We will be happy to help.

We review CVs as we receive them and interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match, so apply as soon as you can to avoid missing out.

You may have experience in the following roles: Housing Officer, Income Officer, Finance Officer, Rent Accounting Officer, Service Charge Accountant, Housing Finance Officer, Housing Administrator, Financial Administrator, Rent Collection Officer, Housing Association Officer, Property Manager, Rent Recovery Officer, Housing Accounts Officer, Revenue Officer, Housing Support Officer, Service Charge Coordinator, Accounts Receivable Specialist, etc.

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