Property Trust Accountant

BruntWork; Philippines; Sur place; PHP 3 512 000 - 4 829 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Permanent work from home

Immediate hiring

Health Insurance Coverage for eligible

Résumé du poste

BruntWork is seeking a Property Trust Accountant to manage financial operations for residential properties. The role covers trust accounting, owner disbursements, reconciliations, deposit compliance, and month-end close for both short-term and long-term rentals.

The position requires experience with Australian real estate agency finances, strong reconciliation skills, and proficiency in Xero with advanced Excel.

Qualifications

• Australian real estate agency experience in property-related financial operations.
• Residential property trust accounting experience including reconciliations, owner/guest fund handling, disbursements, deposit management, and controls.
• Experience in rental operations and understanding of tenant/guest payment flows and owner statements.
• Strong accounting fundamentals including reconciliations, AP/AR, deposit compliance, and month-end trust close.
• Experience in automated finance environments with attention to detail when reviewing exceptions.
• Proficiency with Xero or similar accounting software, and advanced Excel for variance analysis and reporting.

Responsabilités

• Owner bill and payout review before trust disbursements to ensure accuracy.
• Workflow oversight of automated payments, reconciliations, and exception handling.
• Monitor pre-arrival balances and action outstanding guest balances.
• Manage deposit handling, refunds, and related trust accounting processes.
• Own month-end close reviews, controls, reconciliations, and reporting outputs.
• Respond to guest inquiries related to invoices, balances, and payments.
• Understand long-term payment plans and perform necessary accounting actions.

Connaissances

3-way bank reconciliation

Owner ledger balance verification

AP/AR oversight

Deposit compliance

Month-end trust close

Xero accounting

Advanced Excel

Automated finance environments

Guesty experience

Outils

Xero

Guesty

Hirum

Microsoft 365

Description du poste

Our client is looking for a Property Trust Accountant to manage financial operations across a residential property environment with an Australian-based real estate agency. This role focuses on trust accounting, owner disbursements, reconciliations, pre-arrival balances, deposit compliance, and month-end close activities across short-term and/or long-term rental operations.

Schedule:

Flexible within client’s business hours | AEST (40 work hours per week)

Responsibilities:

• Owner bill and payout review: Verify owner bills, commissions, and monthly statements prior to trust account disbursements to ensure complete financial accuracy.
• Workflow oversight: Oversee automated payment workflows, reconciliations, and follow-ups, stepping in on exceptions, discrepancies, and flagged items.
• Pre-arrival balance oversight: Monitor guest balances before arrival and ensure outstanding amounts are reviewed and actioned on time.
• Deposit compliance: Manage and review deposit handling, refunds, and related trust accounting processes to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Month-end oversight: Own the review of month-end close activities, financial controls, reconciliations, and reporting outputs.
• Guest communication (financial): Respond to guest enquiries related to invoices, balances, payment clarifications, and other finance-related concerns.
• Long-term booking payment plans: Understand different payment plans and processes for long-term guests and take the necessary accounting action when needed.

Requirements:

• Australian real estate agency experience: Must have hands-on experience in property-related financial operations with an Australian-based real estate agency.
• Residential Property Trust accounting experience: Practical experience in residential property trust accounting, including reconciliations, owner/guest fund handling, disbursements, deposit management, and financial accuracy controls.
• Experience in rental operations: Proven background in short-term rentals, long-term rentals, or both, with a solid understanding of tenant/guest payment flows, owner statements, and industry-specific financial processes.
• Strong accounting fundamentals: Proficient in 3-way bank reconciliation, owner ledger balance verification, AP/AR oversight, deposit compliance, and month-end trust close.
• Experience in automated finance environments: Comfortable working in systems-driven or automated accounting environments with strong attention to detail when reviewing exceptions.
• Xero or similar accounting software: Solid understanding of invoice creation, sending invoices, payment collection, and reconciliation workflows.Advanced Excel skills: Confident using formulas, tables, and variance analysis for financial review and reporting.

Nice to Have:

• Guesty experience: Hands-on experience using Guesty for accounting, payment, and reporting functions.
• Hirum experience: Experience with reconciliation, invoice review, and financial reporting within Hirum.
• Property accounting background: Exposure to short-term, holiday, or long-term rental accounting, including owner statements and bond reconciliation.
• Microsoft 365: Familiar with Teams and SharePoint; comfortable using Copilot where relevant.
• Permanent work from home
• Immediate hiring
• Health Insurance Coverage for eligible locations