Property Accountant

Ability Executive Recruitment; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Ability Executive Recruitment seeks an experienced accountant for a role in South Africa focusing on maintaining financial records and reporting. The ideal candidate must have a B.Com Accounting degree with SAICA Articles, expertise in Caseware, and at least two years of commercial experience. Responsibilities include managing asset registers, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and preparing financial statements. In this role, you will also assist management with cash flow forecasting and audit readiness. Excellent opportunity for growth in a reputable firm.

Qualifications

• B.Com Accounting degree plus SAICA Articles is non-negotiable.
• Experience with Caseware is non-negotiable.
• A minimum of 2 years of commercial experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain asset register and depreciation calculations.
• Ensure year-end and month-end journals are processed.
• Ensure all income and supplier invoices are recorded.
• Perform deposit reconciliations and cash flow forecasting.
• Audit readiness and financial statement compilation.

Skills

Accounting principles

Caseware

Financial reporting

Tax compliance

Debtor management

Education

B.Com Accounting degree

Tools

Caseware

Job description

Job Description

Monthly and/or Annual Accounting work including but not limited to:

• Maintain asset register and depreciation calculations including tax asset register


• Lease smoothing calculation and interest calculations


• Ensure that all year end and month end journals are processed including depreciation journals payroll journals, investment journals, lease smoothing, interest, fair value, provisions and general journals


• Ensure intercompany debtors, creditors and loan accounts agree


• Ensure all income has been recorded


• Issue customer invoices where applicable


• Ensure customers outstanding balance are recovered by following up on outstanding amounts and/or escalated for legal action where applicable


• Report on outstanding debtor balances to management


• Ensure all supplier invoices are included in the project payment schedule


• Reconciliation of project payment schedules


• Perform deposit reconciliations


• Update monthly accounting working papers


• Review suppliers and ensure supplier balances are accurate and complete


• Monthly review of trial balances and general ledger and ensure amounts are accurate and complete


• Calculate company income tax, provisional tax and VAT


• Complete income tax returns, provisional tax returns and VAT returns


• Ensure financial records are in line with IFRS


• Update insurance policies with newly acquired assets


• Compilation of financial statements on Caseware in line with IFRS


• Monthly management reporting to clients and listed Funds


• Monthly reporting of company performance


• Ad-hoc reconciliations


• Review pre-billings


• Year-end finalisation


• Audit readiness


• Cash flow forecasting for Group companies and Properties


• Assistance to the Group Financial Manager & Financial Managers to any related queries

Requirements

• B.Com Accounting degree plus SAICA Articles non-negotiable


• Caseware experience (non-negotiable)


• Property experience will be a plus


• MDA experience will be a plus


• Must have at least 2+ years commercial experience