Rent Accounting Lead

I am excited to be partnered with Barking and Dagenham Reside Homes to recruit for their Rent Accounting Lead.

Are you an experienced rent accountant or rent specialist who has the capacity to lead the finance rent function. You will have the oversight and responsibility of a team of rent accountants, ensuring all accounts are accurately set up, maintained and reconciled.

The right person for this position will be able adaptable and experienced- managing rent adjustments and tenant queries as well as ensuring everything is accurate and on time.

• Location: Hybrid (Barking/Home)
• Company: B&D Reside Homes
• Salary: 50- 55k

What you'll do:

• Lead and mentor the Rent Accounting team, ensuring all tenant rent accounts are maintained accurately and efficiently.
• Write and implement rent accounting processes, focusing on compliance and best practices.
• Oversee direct debit management, payment processing, rent adjustments, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with property management and income collection teams to resolve queries and maintain data integrity.
• Have an understanding of residential rent accounts and the internal reporting required with it.
• Ensure all documentation for fraud checks on new sign-ups is reviewed promptly and forwarded for processing.
• Support financial reconciliations and contribute to management reporting.

What you'll bring:

• Significant experience in rent accounting or a related finance role, with an AAT qualification or part-qualified status.
• Strong proficiency in Excel (including intermediate functions) and experience with rent accounting software.
• Knowledge of the housing sector is a plus but not essential.
• Experience of managing or training a team around rent is ideal.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.