Overview
Senior Property Accountant Jobs in South Africa at Exclusively Remote
Title: Senior Property Accountant
Company: Exclusively Remote
Location: South Africa
Senior Property Accountant
We are hiring one senior-level accountant to own the full accounting function end-to-end. This is a combined role — the right person will run day-to-day operational bookkeeping and drive historical cleanup and financial reporting. Long-term, this person is positioned to become the accounting lead.
This is not a data-entry job. We need someone who can process volume accurately and think analytically — someone comfortable reconstructing messy books, investigating variances, and fix issues without hand-holding.
What You'll Own
- Operational Accounting (Forward-Looking)
- Daily transaction coding and categorization across QBO
- Bank, credit card, and clearing account reconciliations
- Bill entry, vendor payment processing, and AP workflow
- Buildium-to-QBO transaction review and reconciliation
- Monthly close: accruals, journal entries, prepaid and deferred items
- Cleanup & Reconstruction (Historical)
- Rebuilding subledgers from transaction-level detail when needed
- Rent roll reconciliation against GL
- Owner equity roll forwards
- Investigating and resolving JE-heavy books where reconciliations have drifted
- Clearing account cleanup and suspense resolution
Must-Haves
- 5+ years of full-cycle accounting experience, with meaningful ownership of month-end close
- Property management accounting experience — Buildium strongly preferred; AppFolio, Yardi, Rent Manager, or Propertyware acceptable if the candidate has transferable depth
- QuickBooks Online Expert (ProAdvisor certification a plus)
- Advanced Excel — must be genuinely comfortable with SUMIFS, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, and Pivot Tables. VLOOKUP-and-SUM only will not clear the bar
- Demonstrated experience with reconciliation-heavy work at volume (multi-entity, high transaction count, or multiple clearing accounts)
- Cleanup / reconstruction methodology — can articulate how to rebuild books from source, not just post adjusting entries
- Strong written and verbal English communication
- Strong Pluses
- Experience with revenue-split / pass-through expense accounting (landlord splits, owner distributions)
- Big Four or public accounting audit background
- CPA, CMA, or equivalent certification
- STR / furnished rental / hospitality accounting exposure
- Experience in a high-growth or rapidly scaling environment