Offering strong organisational and communication skills, with experience in team coordination and customer service. Knowledgeable in administrative tasks, scheduling and property related financial transactions.
I have been working in the role of Housing Accounts Assistant since January 2025 on a temporary contract and would love the opportunity to continue in this role on a permanent basis.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work history
Housing Accounts Assistant
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
01.2025 - Current
Providing administrative support for the Income & Homeownership Team
Monitoring the Homeownership Inbox and distributing emails to the relevant Officer or to other teams as required
Preparing Right To Buy application packs and sending them out
Preparing sellers packs, including the requesting of memos and documents from various teams, dealing with Data Release consent and payment of fee; ensuring all the information is in place prior to passing the pack to the Officer to forward to the solicitor
Updating the Leaseholder database and processing Customer Information forms to ensure records are up to date
Assisting the Rents Team as required, including issuing rental statements, setting up Direct Debits and taking rental payments
Processing new Tenant Contents Insurance applications, as well as processing amendments to existing policies and policy cancellations
Dealing with the monthly bordereau for the Tenants Contents Insurance, ensuring any changes to policies are updated and liaising with the insurers with regards to invoicing and raising the relevant Purchase Orders
Assisting the Income Team with the verification of UC claims on the UC portal
Checking FTA credits and processing refunds, write ons or write offs as required
Raising and processing Purchase Orders as and when required
Providing reception cover and assisting with queries
Processing incoming post, logging and distributing mail to the relevant Officer or to other teams as required
Monitoring office supplies and proactively dealing with stationery orders
Reporting and following through on any printer or maintenance related office issues
Office Manager
Abaco Estates
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
2003-2024
Progressed from Administrator to Office Manager
Processed rental offers from offer stage onwards
Dealt with referencing and verification of references – both in house and through referencing agencies such as FCC Paragon
Negotiated Tenancy Agreements and arranged signing of contracts.
Ensured compliance requirements were met
Organised inventories and pre-tenancy cleaning via our approved contractors
Dealt with the check out process, ensuring a smooth return of the property
Dealt with deposit disputes and lodging evidence with the deposit schemes
Raised rent invoices and processed rent receipts
Issued monthly Landlord Statements, as well as annual tax year statements
Responsible for resolving any account queries
Handled incoming correspondence, resulting in timely responses and decision-making
Organised filing systems and maintained records and documentation in alignment with company policies and data security protocols
Answered high-volume daily telephone and email enquiries
Processed invoices and financial data with strong eye for detail
Managed database to maintain updated records and accuracy
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