Up to £51,000 per annum
Full time – 36 hours per week
If hybrid working - hybrid working with 2 days per week working from Raven House, Redhill
If you’re ready to make a difference, then join us at Raven Housing Trust. We’re a leading social housing provider based in Redhill, Surrey with over 6,000 homes and are committed to investing in our homes and communities.
Our culture statements form the principles for how we work and what we expect of one another whilst working together as One Raven.
We Put Customers First in everything we do.
We will Always Be Curious about how we can do better.
We work together to Make It Happen.
At Raven we’ve invested over £5m in transforming the way we work and deliver services to our customers. We’ve changed our finance and housing systems and processes and we’re looking for finance team members who can help us deliver more from these changes. Join us as a subject matter expert as Rent and Service charge Accountant.
If you’re ready to embrace change and lead with vision, join us in shaping the future of finance at Raven Housing Trust!
What you’ll achieve in the role:
As our Rent and Service Charge Accountant, you’ll ensure the organisation meets its regulatory obligations by delivering accurate, compliant rent and service charge setting every year. You’ll lead the financial calculations behind rent changes, oversee service charge estimates and reconciliations, and make sure new developments are fully aligned with the Rent Standard and legislation. Your work will keep regulatory returns on time, strengthen audit readiness, and give the business confidence that every charge is transparent, defensible, and compliant.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead on the annual review of rent setting and service charges in line with sector standards
- Recommend annual changes to the rent and service charges made
- To lead on the financial calculation and production of annual rent changes
- Lead on the setting of rents for new developments
- Lead on Raven’s rent convergence project
- Lead in producing the annual fixed and variable service charge estimates for rented properties
- Lead in the annual reconciliation of the actuals for the variable service charges and the calculation of the year-end adjustment for tenants and homeowners
- Lead in the production of the Annual Statistical Data Return
What you’ll bring to Raven:
For this role, we are looking for someone with the following:
- CCAB qualified
- Practical knowledge of leading of Rent and Service Charge setting
- Experience working as part of a Finance Team
- Good understanding of the Section 20 Process
- Able to develop and maintain good relationships with external and internal contacts
- Ability to make informed decisions and give clear advice
- Ability to communicate financial and procurement data to non-financial users
- Well organised with effective time management, project management skills and able to manage priorities
- Social housing experience is essential
Please review the job description for full criteria details.
Job Description - Rent and Service Charge Account
DBS clearance will be required for this role.
Vacancy Close Date: 12th May 2026
Interviews anticipated to take place: Week commencing 19th May
The interview process includes a competency-based interview, psychometric assessment, and a short presentation.
What Raven will offer in return:
To create a great experience for our customers, we need to create a great experience for one another. What Raven offers goes beyond the ordinary, giving you the opportunity to join a community of people who share the same values and are passionate about making a difference.
Our reward package includes:
- Competitive salaries
- Fantastic work/life balance with flexible working and generous leave entitlement
- Strong focus on learning and development, with opportunities to grow your skills and career
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
- Funded health cash plan
- Extensive wellbeing support
- Voucher-based recognition scheme
- Retail discounts
Raven are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications form all candidates, including minority ethnics, the LBGTQ+ community, people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
We will consider flexible working arrangements; please include this information in your application.
All data collected is anonymous and has zero bearing on your application. If there is anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know at recruitment@ravenht.org.uk or 0300 123 3399.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description for this position and would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application, email recruitment@ravenht.org.uk, or phone us on 0300 123 3399.