Utilities Administrator R20 000 Per Month

West Coast Personnel; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 190,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

West Coast Personnel in Salt River, Cape Town, seeks an experienced Utilities Administrator to manage the utilities for Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and mixed-use properties, including reconciling municipal accounts and coordinating with external vendors.

The role requires 2–5 years in a similar property utility administration position, 2–5 years financial experience, and thorough knowledge of MRI system. Attention to data accuracy and strong organization are essential.

Qualifications

• High levels of recording accuracy (capturing data).
• Must be highly organized.
• 2-5 years in a similar role (property utility administration).
• 2-5 years financial experience.
• Thorough knowledge of MRI system.

Responsibilities

• Receives, reconciles, and records utility accounts from municipalities.
• Resolves municipal accounts queries with municipalities and records queries with external meter reading vendors.
• Calculates (automated) recovery allocations to tenants – monthly.
• Analyses recoveries and accounts to avoid anomalies with Property Manager.
• Records and submits recovery amounts to Accounts – monthly.
• Reconciles municipal accounts for management reporting – monthly.
• Drafts and submits net utility recovery reports – monthly.
• Resolves records queries with municipalities and external vendors.
• Reconciles vendor pre-paid income with municipal accounts – monthly.
• Resolves tenant utilities queries – ongoing.

Skills

Recording accuracy

Highly organized

Tools

MRI system

Job description

Utilities Administrator – Salt River, Cape Town – R20 000 Per Month

We are urgently looking for an experienced Utilities Administrator on a permanent basis to administrate the utilities of Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and mixed-use properties.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Receives, reconciles, and records utility accounts from respective municipalities.
2. Resolves municipal accounts queries with relevant municipalities and records queries with external meter reading vendors.
3. Responsible for the calculation (automated) of recovery allocations to tenants – monthly.
4. Analyses recoveries and accounts to ensure no possible anomalies (incorrect reading, possible leaks, etc.), in conjunction with the Group Property Manager.
5. Records and submits recovery amounts to the property administration department for billing purposes – monthly.
6. Checked/reconciled municipal accounts to be submitted to Accounts for management account reporting – monthly.
7. Responsible for drafting and submitting net utility recovery reports to Group Property Manager and Accounts – monthly.
8. Resolves records queries with municipalities and external meter reading vendors.
9. Reconciles vendor pre-paid income with municipal accounts – monthly.
10. Responsible for resolving tenant utilities queries – ongoing.

Desired Experience & Qualification

1. High levels of recording accuracy (capturing data).
2. Must be highly organized.
3. 2-5 years in a similar role (property utility administration).
4. 2-5 years financial experience.
5. Thorough knowledge of MRI system.