Rent Accounting Officer

Posted on 22 July 2022
  • Directorate BHCC: Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities
  • Salary £24,948 - £26,845
  • Contract Permanent
  • Closing Date This vacancy has closed

Location

Housing Centre, Unit 1 Fairway Trading Estate, Eastergate Road, Brighton

Job Summary

  • Job reference
    orbis/TP/14901/24998
  • Positions available
    1
  • Working hours
    37
  • Closing date

    This vacancy has closed

  • Job category
    Housing
  • Organisation
    Brighton & Hove City Council

Job introduction

Are you excited at the thought of working in Housing? Would you like the opportunity to work with a range of stakeholders across housing? Do you have the creativity and flare to develop new ways of working and processes to support other teams in Housing?

If so, we welcome your application to join the Rent Accounting Team as a Rent Accounting Officer.

For an informal discussion, please contact Raluca Jarvis - Rent Accounting Manager on 01273 294483

About the role

The aim of the service we provide is to verify, control and maintain the day-to-day administration of rent accounts, ensuring data and financial integrity is maintained and Audit guidelines are followed. To manage and reconcile income on the Housing Revenue Account as well as the General Fund for rents and other charges.

To give support and assistance to internal and external customers in all financial queries.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: This role does not meet the requirement for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Successful candidates will need to evidence that they have the Right to Work in the UK.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

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