Rents Accounting Officer
Rents Accounting Officer
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Job Description
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Tower Hamlets to assist with the appointment of a Rents Accounting Officer on a 4.5month contract likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 21.44 27.80 per hour
Responsibilities:
- To set up all rent account correctly within 5 working days and ensuring the start date reflects correctly on the Tenancy Agreement L3 and Facility Licenses.
- To create tenancies for successions mutual exchange sole to joint assignment and Use and Occupational.
- To ensure Refund Application has been processed and passed over to payments team within 5 working days.
- To process court/legal costs write off of FTAs zero rating credits and other balances and all other relevant debit control management in order to complete accurate weekly reconciliation of control accounts.
- To process batch posting of all direct payments and Universal Credit APA payments received from Department of Work and Pension to relevant rent accounts.
- To manage and administer all aspects of the Rents Service suspense account.
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to rent accounting/assessment
- Knowledge of policies and procedures relating to rent account maintenance collection and accounting in the Social Housing Sector
- Knowledge of Housing Benefits welfare entitlements and ongoing changes to welfare benefits
- An in depth understanding of all areas of tenancy management and their impact on rent accounting procedures and legislation
Experience:
- Experience of undertaking front line rent accounts activities in creating tenancy and rent accounts in Northgate system
- Experience of using Accounting systems
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
- This role requires an basic DBS
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
#RQ1421330
Employment Type
Full Time
