Chartered Accountant (Property)

Chartered Accountant (Property)

Full time or Part Time US working hours

Remote (within South Africa)

Role Description

We are seeking a dependable, detail-oriented Chartered Accountant (Property) to support a growing real estate and hospitality portfolio. This role manages recurring accounting operations across multiple entities, including reconciliations, tenant billing, payroll processing, construction draws, intercompany activity, and monthly closes.

The ideal candidate is steady under deadlines, strong in accounting fundamentals, and highly organized with documentation. This role is an excellent fit for an experienced accountant—often someone from public accounting, real estate, hospitality, or multi-entity environments—who values flexibility and meaningful, part-time remote work.

Core Responsibilities

• Document Management & Reconciliations
• Skilled in the Real Estate industry
• Experienced with AppFolio or Yardi
• Download and organize bank and loan statements in Dropbox.
• Complete monthly bank and loan reconciliations for multiple entities.
• Download AmEx statements, route for coding, process payments, post missing transactions, and ensure complete receipt/backup documentation.

Tenant Billing & Recoveries

• Send monthly rent invoices to commercial tenants.
• Track receivables and follow up on past-due balances; maintain A/R aging
• Complete annual NNN/CAM true-ups for commercial tenants.

Monthly Close Across Entities

• Review and close books monthly for all properties and companies
• Book intercompany charges and reconcile intercompany balances.
• Record accruals, prepaids, depreciation, and other standard monthly/annual entries.
• Maintain supporting schedules: fixed assets, prepaids, security deposits, construction-in-progress

Construction Draws & Capital Activity

• Compile backup and prepare construction draw packages for submission to lenders and title companies.
• Record capital contributions and distributions (typically quarterly) and keep supporting schedules organized.

Payroll Processing

• Process bi-weekly payroll for two companies via payroll software.
• Post payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll registers to the general ledger.

Accounts Payable Support

• Assist with AP during peak times or coverage gaps (review coding, verify backup, help prepare payment runs).

Reporting & Year-End Support

• Prepare and distribute basic monthly financial packages (P&L, balance sheet, cash summary) with brief variance notes when helpful.
• Assist with year-end tax/audit support by pulling GL detail and gathering requested documentation.
• Maintain vendor files and assist with 1099 tracking.