Bookkeeper

About the role

The Bookkeeper will manage the financial flow of a property management portfolio, ensuring accurate rent roll capture, ledger balancing and timely invoicing.

Key responsibilities

• Capture monthly rent roll and cash‑flow reports using Pastel.
• Reconcile general ledgers with reports and ensure all entries balance.
• Verify cash‑flow entries from the Managing Agent and investigate irregularities.
• Prepare monthly journal entries for credit cards, utilities, loans and other allocations.
• Generate supplier orders, process invoices and prevent duplicate payments.
• Issue customer rent invoices a week before month‑end and follow up on unpaid invoices.
• Prepare and reconcile municipal charge invoices and ensure all accounts are paid.
• Produce monthly maintenance reports and match them with job cards.
• Process payment batches, file payments and maintain accurate records.

Required profile

• Grade 12 / Matric with Accounting.
• Formal qualification in Accounting, Bookkeeping or Financial Management.
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience, preferably in property management.
• Proficiency with Pastel Accounting, Sage One and MDA / Property Central (MRI).

Required skills

• Pastel Accounting
• Sage One
• MDA / Property Central (MRI)