Financial Accountant

Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 12/02/2026

A luxury property management company is seeking a steady, detail-driven Financial Accountant to ensure complete financial continuity during a maternity cover period for 6 months.

This is a stewardshiprole focused on continuity, control, and financial stability. The mandate isclear: maintain accuracy, protect owner funds, ensure compliance, and deliverreliable financial insight without disruption to established systems or governancestructures.

You willtake full responsibility for ensuring uninterrupted financial reporting,payroll accuracy, owner statement delivery, and statutory compliance while maintaining robust internal controls.

• Deliver accuratemonthly management accounts within agreed timelines
• Maintain integrity ofthe general ledger, balance sheet, trust and clearing account reconciliations
• Provide concisevariance commentary and highlight material risks early
• Ensure audit readinessat all times

• Issue 100% accurateowner statements by the 10th of each month
• Ensure fullreconciliation between Boom, Xero, and owner liability accounts
• Proactively resolve discrepancies before reporting

• Maintain tightoversight of debtors and creditors
• Monitor liquidity andprotect owner funds at all times
• Ensure accurate andtimely owner payouts

• Process and reconcilepayroll for ±200 employees via Simple Pay
• Ensure accurate andtimely SARS submissions (VAT, PAYE, UIF, etc.)
• Operate strictly within established financial controls and approval limits

• Track performanceagainst approved budgets
• Identify materialvariances and support rolling forecasts
• Focus on monitoring and control rather than structural redesign

• Maintain up-to-date
  
  SOPs and month-end checklists
• Keep a live financerisk watchlist
• Deliver a structured and comprehensive handover at contract end

• Complete relatedtertiary Financial Accounting qualification
• Proven experience in a Senior Financial Accountant role
• Strong technical accounting and reconciliation expertise
• Advanced working knowledge of Xero (essential)
• Experience managingpayroll at scale
• Solid understanding of statutory compliance and governance
• High attention to detail and strong internal control mindset