Bookkeeper within Property Industry

East Rand

Reporting to: Portfolio Manager

The bookkeeper will handle various accounting, finance, and billing details for retail and commercial real estate. In this role, your responsibilities include overseeing accounts receivable and payable, overseeing the collection of rent payments, final account statements, audits, and more. You also assist in collecting delinquent rent deposits and sending information to collection agencies. Other duties include utilizing accounting software, MDA and to submit accurate records. Ultimately, the Bookkeeper’s responsibilities are to accurately record all day-to-day financial transactions of our company.

Competencies required for the role:

• Excellent communication
• Numerical skills and Data entry skills
• Flexibility and the ability to work on more than one task at a time
• Meet deadlines
• Computer literate
• Proven bookkeeping experience
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable/receivable principles
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and the MDA software
• Proficiency in English and in MS Office
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• BS degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• Relative Years of Experience
• Ability to work under pressure 

Interpersonal Skills:

• Self-starter
• Trustworthy
• Honest 

Role and responsibilities:

• Record day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process
• Verify that transactions are recorded on MDA in the correct entities and properties, supplier’s ledger, customer ledger and general ledger
• Income statement, balance sheet and journals
• Bring the books to the trial balance stage
• Perform partial checks of the posting process
• Enter data, maintain records and create reports and financial statements
• Process accounts receivable/payable

Primary Objective

• Ensuring effective recording of company financial accounts and records. To also track, manage, create, and maintain financial data. 

Other assignments

• To perform any reasonable assignment if and when requested to do so by management. 

Working conditions

• Work may require occasional weekend and/or evening work.