Service Charge Officer

Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity – 12 Months

Hackney is one of the most dynamic and progressive local authorities in the UK. We are a resilient, vibrant, and creative borough in the heart of London, with strong, diverse communities and a powerful set of shared values.

Over the past twenty years, the Council has built up first-class services, outstanding public infrastructure, and a reputation for excellence, innovation, and ambition. We are leading the way on essential work such as our fight for equity in Hackney with a particular focus on becoming an actively anti-racist borough. But the work doesn’t stop there, we are proactive in our approach to bringing fairness to all aspects of life including gender, neurodiversity and across the poverty divide.

Are you ready to make a significant impact in your community? Hackney Council is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Service Charge Officer to join our dedicated Service Charge Team. In this role, you will be responsible for calculating service charges, reserve funds, shared ownership rent, and ground rent, while ensuring that our residents receive top-notch customer service.

Your primary responsibilities will include collaborating with colleagues to produce accurate estimated and actual invoices, maintaining the service charge database, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. You will be instrumental in collating financial records for property service charges and managing accountancy functions related to billing and recharging. Additionally, you will issue Section 20B notices and provide supporting information for leaseholder inquiries, disputes, and legal challenges.

We are looking for candidates with extensive knowledge of leasehold management and financial processes, including preparation of annual property accounts and an understanding of S20 consultation processes. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Suite are essential. Your ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders will be key to your success in this role.

As part of our team, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of our Homeownership Services, prepare performance reports, and assist with budget monitoring. You will also have the opportunity to engage with residents and stakeholders through meetings and inspections, ensuring that we maintain high standards of service.

As a Council, our most outstanding asset is our staff, who are highly dedicated to serving our residents and committed to our goals as an organisation.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CV’s.

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Closing date for applications: 25 August 2026 (22.59)

Interview date: TBC

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.