Property Accountant

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd Permanent

Pretoria, South Africa Posted on 05/03/2026

Red Ember Recruitment is recruiting a dynamic and experienced Property Accountant to join our client's team based in Hazelwood.

• Overall administrative / processing tasks related to debtors.
• Processing and reporting of collection of all debtors' accounts.
• Identify and allocate unknown receipts against relevant tenant account.
• Ensures that all invoices, statements are sent to tenants timeously.
• Dealing with all (internal and external) tenant queries (on e mail and telephonically), along with reconciliation when necessary.
• Reviewing bank recons / cash-books and reporting on balances.
• Updating client details on finance systems (bank details, VAT number and registration numbers etc.).
• Assist with Month end procedures.
• Ensure that finance operations and documents are processed correctly and timeously.
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with year end audit requirements.
• Assist in reconciling intercompany / intergroup transactions.
• Provides direct support to the Senior Property Accountant and Financial Manager in ensuring that the monthly billing runs smoothly, and all necessary procedures have been performed within specified timeframes.
• Performs monthly analytics to ensure compliancy and accuracy.
• Any other ad hoc tasks as required to assist the Finance Team.

• Experience in property finance.
• Related financial qualifications are beneficial but not required if sufficient experience is demonstrated.
• MS Excel.
• MDA/MRI Property Management Software experience.
• Driver's license and own transport.
• Clean ITC and criminal record, with commendable references.
• Strong financial knowledge, analytical thinker with suitable experience in compiling reports utilising and analysing various data sources and to present it in a user friendly format.
• Strong financial / numerical ability.
• Proactive approach.
• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks.
• Strong focus on attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills with people at all levels in an organization and external customers.
• Must have excellent work ethic - honest, reliable, hard working, dedicated, takes pride in work carried out.