Job Reference:
RES0019
Application deadline:
02/06/2025
Job Description
Senior Rent & Service Charge Officer
Evesham, with travel to or work at our other offices, services, schemes, projects, housing, or development locations as dictated by the role.
£35,000-£45,000 (dependant on experience and qualifications), 37 hours per week
We work together – We make things better – We do the right thing
Rooftop Housing Group is a modern, dynamic and flexible social business, aiming to deliver high quality, value for money services. We are proud of our people and what we achieve, making a positive impact on lives every day.
We need high performing people at all levels who can champion our culture, live our values and facilitate high performance in others, encouraging applications from all candidates with the right experience and qualifications. Supporting individuals to request reasonable adjustments that will help them to perform to the best of their abilities and make them feel more comfortable. We strive to maintain a skilled knowledgeable and motivated workforce who are empowered and engaged through working in a supportive working environment.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity throughout our teams and in the communities we serve.
Some of the examples where we put this into practice include celebrating Pride month through our Inclusion Alliance, being a Disability Confident employer and, signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant. We make every effort to achieve equality of outcomes in all aspects of our employment including recruitment and selection, training and development and employment practices.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make this application process more accessible.
The benefits
We want to ensure you are rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
Flexible working
Holiday buying and selling scheme
A day’s paid leave for your birthday or annual celebration
2 days paid leave to help with a house move once you have completed your probationary period
Life assurance
Health cash plan, which includes a range of treatments including dental treatment,
physiotherapy, consultation and 24 hour free confidential helpline
Company contribution to mindfulness and fitness. For example discounted gym
membership, fitness classes or mindfulness apps.
Online discount with a number of retail shops, supermarkets, cinema, insurance and
holidays.
Funded training and sponsored qualifications.
2 days paid volunteering leave per year.
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Rent & Service Charge Officer to effectively provide a financial business partnering service to our Operations and Resources Directorates. In this role you will calculate the annual rent uplift, ensuring all rents are calculated correctly and compliant with the Rent Standard, completing the Statistical Data Return to the Social Housing Regulator. You will be the key contact for service charges, calculating charges in line with policy, leading on and preparing and variable service charge reconciliations as well as setting service charges for new developments. You will assist in the production of the organisation’s monthly management accounts, production of specific working papers for statutory accounts, sector scorecard, and ensure accuracy of financial statements.
About you
The ideal candidate for this role will be working towards a professional qualification or be qualified by experience in a similar role. Experience in finance and social housing rents and service charges is essential. You will need a background in taking complex or difficult data with the ability to analyse and interpret numerical and written information, solve problems and maintain attention to detail under pressure alongside the management of conflicting priorities.
Closing date: 9am on 2 June 2025
Interview date: 10 June 2025 (May be subject to change)
Please refer to the recruitment pack upon completing your application.