Rent Accounting and Finance Officer

Salary range: £32,988 - £34,809 inc.  

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

 

 

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

 

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

 

 

The Rent Accounting and Finance Officer will join a helpful and knowledgeable team which provides an efficient and professional financial administration support to the housing service. 

 

Some of the key requirements of the post are; to complete regular reconciliations between the Housing Management System and General Ledger, ensuring target dates are met and that any remaining items are investigated and identified, Manage the Direct Debit process in line with the Direct Debit Guarantee scheme, updating of the Housing Management system in respect of all rent changes including lettings, voiding and rental adjustments.

 

The ideal candidate will have sound financial knowledge and administrative experience in a comparable working environment.

They will ideally have experience of working with rent accounts and transactional finance including the reconciling of multiple accounts. 

They will be able to demonstrate the ability to be solution-focused, with a ‘Can Do’ attitude and a champion of great customer service.

You should be able to demonstrate an intermediate level of Excel (v-look up, Pivot tables, formulas etc) have previous experience of using housing management and financial system.

Closing date:  10 July 2022 (23:00)

 

 

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

 

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

 

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

 

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk