Property Accountant

Ability Executive Recruitment Full time

Pretoria, South Africa Posted on 12/05/2026

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 escalate 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
  

• 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