Rents Finance Officer

We are recruiting an experienced Rents Finance Officer to join Moat's Accounting Services team on a temporary rolling contract. The successful candidate will maintain the rent accounting system, ensuring tenant, property and financial information remains complete, current and accurate. This is a finance-focused position requiring practical rent accounting, transaction processing and reconciliation experience. Key Responsibilities Process transactions and automatic payment files to tenant rent accounts accurately and promptly. Maintain payment types and posting references within the housing management system. Post cash-book rent items and retain appropriate supporting records. Reconcile nominal ledger control accounts against transactions posted within the housing management system. Identify, investigate and resolve rent-account or ledger discrepancies. Raise the rent debit and reconcile postings against expected charges. Process dishonoured Direct Debit adjustments and issue notifications to tenants or Income Recovery. Update tenant and property accounts following tenant movements. Process account changes for new properties and property disposals. Support transactions involving staircasing, Social HomeBuy, Right to Buy, Right to Acquire and stock disposals. Respond professionally to rent-related enquiries from tenants, colleagues and internal stakeholders. Provide cover for producing sales invoices when required. Index documents accurately within the document management system. Maintain complete records and audit trails for transactions and adjustments. Manage information in accordance with data governance requirements, legislation and organisational procedures. Essential Requirements Previous experience as a Rents Finance Officer, Rent Accounting Officer, Housing Finance Officer or in a similar role. Practical experience maintaining tenant rent accounts. Strong Microsoft Excel skills. Experience processing financial transact