Rent & Service Charge Manager

Rent & Service Charge Manager
Location: Hybrid home working / Didsbury, Manchester
Salary: 55,482 increasing to 57,165 after 6 months
Full Time / 35 hours per week / Permanent

About Us
Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester.

Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Our REACH values of Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion and Honesty reflect Southway's culture, how we deliver our services, and our relationships with customers, colleagues and partners. Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations.

Candidates / Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Finance team for a Rent & Service Charge Manager to lead Southway Group's rent and service charge function including managing rent setting procedures and related collection aspects, setting service charges for existing and new development schemes, and supporting the accountancy of transactions in both our Housing Management and Accounts systems.

You will also have:
- Advanced accounts and general ledger skills.
- Excellent verbal communication skills, able to explain financial information to residents and manage relations with internal customers effectively
- Strong excel skills, with a knowledge of a range of functions and their application.

Your main responsibilities would include:

Rent and Service Charge Setting

Rent Collection and Processing

Accounts and Budget Holders

Please see the accompanying job profile for full details of the role.

Closing Date: Monday 28 July 2025 5pm
Interview Date: Tuesday 5 August 2025 & Thursday August 2025

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Bhups Gohil, Assistant Director of Finance

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community.

All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.