Accountant

Propr; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Propr, based in Cape Town, seeks an experienced Accountant to ensure accurate financial reporting, reconciliations and compliance across our SA portfolio. You will manage GL, AP/AR, month-end close and payroll, while liaising with SARS and banks to maintain compliance.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in a high-volume environment, strong Excel/Sheets skills and fluency with Xero/Sage/QuickBooks. You’ll thrive under deadlines and contribute to a precise balance sheet across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• Completed BCom Accounting degree with 3–5 years' experience in a high-volume environment.
• Proficient with cloud accounting systems (Xero/Sage/QuickBooks) and spreadsheets.
• Solid understanding of VAT, tax guidelines, IFRS for SMEs and multi-currency.
• Payroll experience and ability to meet statutory reporting requirements.
• Based in Cape Town, able to work South Africa business hours.

Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger and fixed asset register; handle AP/AR.
• Process journals, accruals and prepayments; perform balance sheet reconciliations.
• Own month-end processes and prepare monthly management accounts and financial statements.
• Calculate and submit statutory returns; liaise with SARS and banks as needed.
• Review client statements pre-payment; reconcile payments and update records.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasts, variance analysis and performance reporting.
• End-to-end payroll processing and statutory submissions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Deadline-driven

Education

BCom Accounting

Tools

Xero

Sage

QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Google Sheets

Asana

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Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced accountant who brings sharp technical skill, real attention to detail, and pride in getting the numbers exactly right. You'll be joining Propr's Finance team and will play a key role in keeping our financial reporting, reconciliations and compliance accurate and on time across our growing portfolio of short-term rentals.

Propr operates across South Africa, Dubai and Portugal - this role is based in South Africa and doesn't require travel, but gives you the exciting opportunity to gain exposure to working across these regions as part of the role. If you love precision, thrive under deadline pressure, and get genuine satisfaction from a clean balance sheet - you'll fit right in.

What you’ll be doing:

• Maintaining the general ledger and fixed asset register, and handling accounts payable and receivable
• Processing journals, accruals and prepayments, and performing balance sheet reconciliations
• Owning month-end processes and preparing monthly management accounts and financial statements (balance sheets and income statements)
• Calculating, preparing and submitting statutory returns, and liaising with suppliers, banks and SARS where required to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations
• Reviewing monthly client statements ahead of client payments being processed, and reconciling payments once made to confirm clients were paid accurately, updating the payments list accordingly
• Reconciling client payments once made, updating the debtors list, and confirming clients were paid accurately
• Assisting with budgeting, forecasts, variance analysis - and making recommendations based on performance data
• Proven end-to-end payroll experience, from processing and reconciling payroll runs through to statutory submissions.
• Slaying tasks, solving problems, kicking ass - spotting issues early and jumping in wherever needed, because we're all about being helpful

Here’s our description of the ideal person for this job:

• Based in Cape Town
• Completed BCom Accounting degree, with 3-5 years' experience as an Accountant in a high-volume environment
• Confident with cloud accounting systems (e.g., Xero/Sage/QuickBooks)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets skills (pivots, lookups)
• Deep, practical accounting knowledge - you know your way around reconciliations, balance sheet control accounts and statutory compliance
• Solid understanding of SARS guidelines on VAT and tax inside out, and able to apply that knowledge to a high standard in your day-to-day work
• Comprehensive understanding of IFRS for SMEs and multi-currency transactions
• Tech savvy and comfortable learning new systems quickly (we use a custom Property Management System and Asana/Front in our workflow)
• Excellent numerical ability and detail-obsessed in the best way - you don't let small errors slide
• Excellent verbal and written communication - clear, calm and professional
• Extremely organised, able to multitask, and quick to adapt to last-minute changes
• Solution-oriented and proactive; you tackle hurdles as they appear, even outside your job description, and stay calm under pressure - you run towards the fire, not from it
• A team player who wants the people around them to win too
• Able to work reliably within South African business hours, and stay responsive on Slack/Asana
• A stable internet connection and a quiet, focused work setup

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