Accountant

City Property Administration Ltd; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A property management company is seeking an Accountant based in Pretoria. The role involves budgeting, managing accounts, preparing financial statements, and ensures tax compliance. A BCOM Financial degree and completed Articles are required. Ideal for professionals with a strong background in management accounting and property investments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in management accounting.
• Experience in property and investments is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Compile and analyze budgets for properties.
• Process journal entries and compile monthly management packs.
• Prepare and present financial statements.

Skills

Budgeting

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Reconciliations

Education

BCOM Financial degree with major in Accounting

Completed Articles at an Audit Firm or Accounting Firm

Tools

Caseware

Draftworx

Job description

Job title: Accountant

Job Location: Gauteng, Pretoria

Deadline: September 26, 2025

Overview

Compiled a complete budget for the portfolio allocated and performed accounting functions as part of daily responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Compile a complete budget for the portfolio allocated.
• Consult with all relevant departments (e.g., Leasing, Repairs and Maintenance) to compile a budget.
• Analyze budgets to ensure they are complete and reasonable in comparison to prior or current years.
• Ensure that the budget is in the correct format and uploaded correctly.
• Perform an accounting function by processing journal entries and compiling monthly management packs.
• Review the entire General Ledger for each property for completeness and accuracy.
• Perform month and year-end procedures, e.g., raise accruals and prepayments, provide for depreciation / amortization, bad debts provisions, R&M WIP provisions, etc.
• Understand and prepare VAT apportionment journals for mixed and residential buildings.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts (e.g., fixed assets, investment property, lease & tenant installation costs) to supporting schedules.
• Obtain reasons for variances between the budgets and actuals from relevant stakeholders.
• Updating of monthly budget forecast.
• Attend each Portfolio meeting and provide assistance / information to portfolio managers and property managers to enable them to perform their function efficiently.
• Prepare and present monthly stakeholder packs for portfolio meetings.
• Maintain the monthly working papers where applicable.
• Prepare adjustment accounts on sale of properties.
• Interim period & year end preparation
  • Calculate the current and the deferred tax calculation, when required.
  • Assist to perform property valuations (annually). Perform comparison to external valuations and resolve differences.
  • Draft financial statements using Caseware / Draftworx (annually).
  • Review the financial statements for accuracy.
  • Assist in generating the relevant reports to enable disclosures in the financial statements / integrated report.
• Preparation for the annual audit
  • Prepare the working papers required for the annual audit.
  • Attend to Auditor’s questions and queries during the audit.
  • Correction of opening balances after audited financial journals have been done.
  • Drafting of annual financial statements.
• Attend to all taxes and VAT requirements during the year
  • Complete calculations of provisional taxes.
  • Submit the tax returns for provisional taxes.
  • Complete the final tax return and make the necessary payments.
  • Attend to all tax queries received from SARS within the prescribed timelines.
  • Prepare and submit monthly VAT returns.
  • Where the VAT Administrator compiles the returns, review the work conducted by the VAT Administrator, and ensure that the VAT return reconciles to the General Ledger and investigate any differences.
• Team work
  • Assist various stakeholders with adhoc finance related requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• BCOM Financial degree with major in Accounting required.
• Completed Articles at an Audit Firm or Accounting Firm (SAICA, SAIPA) required.
• Experience in management accounting, i.e. budgeting, monthly management accounts, forecasting required.
• Experience in Property and investments will be an advantage.
• Accounting / Financial Services jobs