Portfolio Accountant

SUMMARY:
We are looking for a Portfolio Accountant for a permanent role in Sandton. We need someone to maintain accurate and complete General Ledgers with responsibility for related accounting functions and staff where necessary.

POSITION INFO:
Key Performance Areas
- Ensure that accurate and complete general ledgers are maintained.
- Ensure that general ledger accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and that reconciling items are cleared timeously.
- Review bank reconciliations on a monthly basis.
- Monthly reconciliation and confirmation of intercompany loan accounts if applicable.
- Maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register i
- Preparation and timely submission of monthly Vat returns via e-filing by the 25th of each month for the respective entities making up the specific portfolio
- Reconciliation of the vat clearing account
- Follow up on outstanding refunds
- Processing of tenant deposit refunds and appropriations.
- Calculation of collection commission per the rent roll.
- Ensuring that the Debtors Clearing account is reconciled and cleared on a regular basis.
- Update and distribute the monthly cut-off schedule.
- Identify depreciable assets from the Capex and Tenant Installation accounts.
- Prepare monthly journals as required including: pro rata allocations of interest & bank charges, net income distributions and capex claims.
- Prepare monthly financial packs for external clients and balance cash flow documents and supporting schedules.
- Preparing weekly cash flow statements, and controlling expenditure and cash flow
- All responsibilities associated with being a cheque signatory.
- Review the ledgers and identify monthly accruals.
- Assist in ensuring that controls and procedures are adhered to and identify control weaknesses that may require additional controls to be implemented.
- Provision of accounting and administrative assistance as and when required.
- Assist property managers with finance related issues relating to the property portfolio under management.
- Discuss monthly accruals with property managers and ensure that the necessary amendments are done to accurately reflect the financial status of the buildings;
- Timeously prepare preliminary financial statements and advise property managers when ready.
- Review preliminary financial statements per building and assess holistically whether recurring entries has been captured.
- Prepare Financial Statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Qualifications
- Matric (Must)
- B.Com Honours or a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- SAICA Articles plus 2 years post articles in a accounting or related role

Experience
- 3-5 years’ relevant experience as an Accountant
- Audit experience will be an added advantage.
- Financial statements preparation in accordance with IFRS is mandatory.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have extensive knowledge.
- Of Computer Skills: Microsoft Word; Excel; accounting software; and MS Office

Please call us on 0100300127

NB: Should you not hear from us within 6 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.