Rent Setting Team Leader

Rent Setting Team Leader
Remote / Manchester
Temporary
Full Time
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Rent Setting professional to lead a high-performing team, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and continuous improvement across rent and service charge functions within a forward-thinking Housing Association. This role offers remote working with 2 anchor days per month in Manchester.
THE ROLE
You will lead the Rent Setting function, ensuring regulatory compliance while delivering an efficient, accurate, and customer-focused rent service that supports wider business objectives.

• Manage and develop the Rent Setting team to meet performance targets and service standards
• Ensure rent setting complies with current regulatory and statutory guidance
• Lead on the annual rent review process and rent setting for secure tenancies
• Drive service transformation, identifying efficiencies and improving processes
• Oversee housing and finance system interfaces, ensuring accurate data reconciliation
• Support the implementation and optimisation of ActiveH rent and service charge modules
• Ensure accurate and timely posting of rent transactions and maintenance of tenant accounts

THE CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a similar rent setting or rent accounting leadership role within housing or a related sector.

• Strong experience managing and developing staff within a finance or housing function
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills with attention to detail
• Experience using housing management and finance systems
• Ability to plan, prioritise and adapt within a changing environment

THE CONTRACT
WORKING HOURS
Full Time
LENGTH OF CONTRACT
6 Month Contract
RATE
The pay for the role is £24.00 per hour LTD company rate. The PAYE equivalent is £20.46 per hour, inclusive of holiday.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this role, please email a copy of your CV to bethany.wiles@servicecare.org.uk or call on
01772208966
to discuss the role in more detail!
If the role is more suited to someone you know, we offer a £250 referral bonus for every successfully referred candidate!