Management Accountant jobs in South Africa

Job Location: Gauteng, Pretoria

Deadline: September 26, 2025

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

• 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