Property Accountant (UK Hours)

Position Overview

The Property Accountant will work closely with clients to support all property accounting areas.

Tasks include subledger and general ledger activities and various projects as they arise.

This role is based in the Johannesburg office.

Flexible working environment

Hybrid model with 3 days working from home per week.

Hours

UK hours, 09:00 to 17:30 UK time, Monday to Friday. Leave on UK public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Administer all levels of Property Accounting and special projects as needed.
• Create transactions and invoicing tenants; post receipts for tenant payments.
• Credit control: aged debt reporting, sending arrears letters and liaising with tenants.
• Code supplier invoices and produce supplier statements.
• Run full end‑to‑end service charges process.
• Perform bank reconciliations.
• Assist with VAT reporting.
• Month / year end activities: closing periods, running GL reports (e. g., trial balance) and reconciling balance sheet accounts.
• Onboard new portfolios – static lease data & financial opening balances.
• Lease administration: reconcile portfolio data against client leases and manage lease lifecycle.
• Key Requirements
• Ability to work during UK hours and on South African public holidays.
• 2–4 years’ experience as a property accountant with a commercial or residential management company.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Effective written and verbal communication with clients, peers, and management.
• Work independently and under deadlines.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage priorities.
• High degree of dependability, motivation and flexibility.
• Nice to Have
• Experience using MRI Software applications.
• Understanding of Property & Lease Management processes & principles.
• Comfortable with system administration tasks (non‑technical).
• Knowledge of Turnover Rent or IFRS16.
• Previous client‑facing roles.

Benefits

• Office breakfasts, quarterly lunches and virtual social events; employee-led groups including DEI, Women and Allies, Pride Event Group.
• Medical aid scheme.
• Competitive personal pension plan.
• Parental leave benefit.
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, plus 16 hours of flex time off.
• Tuition reimbursement schemes.
• Flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for two weeks per year.

EEO Statement

A global company committed to diversity and inclusion, MRI Software welcomes applicants regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, military, and veteran status.

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