Management Accountant

• Company Size: Small, dynamic property investment and management company (8 team members, 15 buildings, ~150 tenants)
• Salary Range: R35,000 – R45,000 per month (Negotiable based on experience)
• Education: Bachelor of Commerce (Including Accounting
  3) and relevant work experience or equivalent qualification. CIMA Candidacy is a plus.
• Location: The Spice Yard, Salt River, Cape Town. At present our team works from the office and remote works one day every second week. Over time we would consider more remote work for this position although we in general are an in office business.
• Growth Potential: High. We are looking for someone to grow alongside the company as we expand our portfolio.

We are a tight-knit, growing property which owns or oversees a diverse portfolio of 15 buildings and roughly 150 tenants. Because we are a small team of eight, we value collaboration, adaptability, and a proactive mindset.

• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Manage cash flow forecasting and monitor working capital.
• Maintain the general ledger and ensure all reconciliations (bank, intercompany, etc.) are up to date.
• Create systems and coordinate our team to give you the necessary information achieve these goals.
• Oversee the monthly billing/invoicing cycle for ~150 tenants (rent, utilities, recoveries).
• Monitor accounts receivable and actively manage debt collection/tenant age analysis.
• Liaise with tenants regarding account queries in a professional and empathetic manner.

• Develop, implement, and monitor annual budgets for the overall company and individual buildings.
• Conduct variance analysis (Actual vs. Budget) to identify cost-saving opportunities or revenue leakages.
• Manage accounts payable, verifying supplier invoices against property maintenance budgets.

• Part of the role is managing timelines / deadlines to have the property management team deliver their contributions, invoices and necessary information about the properties, budgets and expenditure to have an accurate budget and cash flow.
• You will also have a bookkeeper that would work alongside you in achieving your goals.

• Ensure full compliance with SARS, including timely preparation and submission of VAT, PAYE. Our auditors / accountants currently manage our Provisional Tax.
• Liaise with external auditors or tax practitioners for annual financial statements.

• At the end of the financial year we would like you to facilitate a migration to Xero
• We have a maintenance / construction team which we would like to run as a separate company and need to get the monthly management and invoicing of it set up.
• Getting us to doing monthly / quarterly budgeting and cash flow projection.
• We are constantly redevelopment properties and would like to keep proper track of and do analysis on final actual costs of individual projects to see how we're doing.

• Projects:
• Direct Impact: You won't just be a cog in a corporate machine. Your insights will directly shape our financial strategy.
• Career Growth: As our property portfolio grows, your role, responsibilities, and compensation have the clear potential to scale with us.
• Great Culture: Work with a small, friendly and supportive team where your voice is heard.