Property Accountant

SUMMARY:
Join a dynamic property portfolio where your accounting expertise directly supports smooth tenant billing, accurate reporting, and financial compliance.

POSITION INFO:
My client is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Property Accountant to join their finance team.

This role is integral to ensuring accurate financial administration across the property portfolio, with a strong focus on debtor management, month-end processes, and compliance.

This role is based in Hazelwood, Pretoria East.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day debtor administration, including processing, monitoring, and reporting on tenant collections.
• Investigate and accurately allocate unidentified receipts to the correct tenant accounts.
• Ensure tenant invoices and statements are prepared and distributed within agreed timelines.
• Serve as a key point of contact for tenant-related finance queries, providing resolutions via email and telephone and preparing reconciliations where required.
• Review cashbooks and bank reconciliations, reporting on variances and balances.
• Maintain and update tenant and client master data on financial systems, including banking and VAT information.
• Support month-end close activities, ensuring all financial transactions and documentation are processed accurately and on time.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with the compilation of annual budgets, forecasts, and year-end audit schedules.
• Support the reconciliation of intercompany and intergroup transactions.
• Work closely with the Senior Property Accountant and Financial Manager to ensure smooth and timely monthly billing cycles.
• Compile monthly VAT schedules and perform analytical reviews to ensure compliance and accuracy prior to management review.
• Provide ad hoc support to the finance team as required.

• Relevant tertiary qualification (BCom; or BCom Honours advantageous)
• MDA/MRI Property Management software experience
• Experience within the property industry will be advantageous
• Strong computer literacy in a high-tech environment, particularly Microsoft Excel