Are you detail‑driven, proactive, and ready to take the next step in your career within property finance? This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing Service Charge team and support the management of a diverse property portfolio. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy problem-solving, and pride yourself on accuracy, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As our Junior Service Charge Assistant, you will support the Service Charge Accountant with the day-to-day management of a designated property portfolio. You will work closely with colleagues across Asset, Property and Facilities Management, and the wider Service Charge Accounting team to ensure the smooth and accurate operation of service charge processes.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in service charge accountancy or administration who is eager to develop their skills and progress their career.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile service charges for an allocated portfolio

• Build strong working relationships with Asset, Property, and Facilities Managers, and the SC Accounting team

• Support quarterly Income & Expenditure reviews

• Process adjustments, accruals, and prepayments within the property management system

• Assist with external audit processes

• Support the Service Charge Accountant across the wider portfolio

• Raise weekly service charge billings in Horizon

• Enter annual budgets into Horizon

• Raise ad hoc billings as required

• Provide absence cover for the Service Charge Accountant

• Maintain accurate service charge trackers

• Resolve service charge queries from suppliers and external stakeholders

What You’ll Bring

Experience

• Experience in service charge accountancy or a finance-related administrative role

• Property accounting experience is beneficial

• Knowledge of Horizon and Voyager property management systems

• Prior billing experience

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent analytical and reporting skills

• High attention to detail and accuracy

• Ability to work at pace and drive timely resolutions

• Proactive approach to query resolution

• Demonstrated career progression and willingness to learn

• Ability to manage a portfolio and plan weekly and monthly tasks effectively

Why Join The Crown Estate?

You will join a collaborative and forward-thinking team where your work makes a genuine impact. This role offers hands-on exposure to property finance, the opportunity to develop specialist skills, and clear pathways for career progression within a supportive environment.

If you’re ready to grow your career and play a key role in a dynamic Service Charge team, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today.

Our Offering / benefits:

As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.

Disability Disclaimer:

We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.