Property Accounts Administrator (Remote, Part-Time)

About the role

A part-time remote contract position supporting a group of property businesses, based in South Africa and working UK business hours. It covers day-to-day bookkeeping and transaction reconciliations for residential property acquisition, refurbishment, letting, sales and holiday let management. The role starts at 5 to 8 hours per week, with potential expansion to 10 to 12 hours, and sits under the direct supervision of the Director alongside an established Virtual Assistant.

Key responsibilities

• Monthly income reconciliation: pull payout and transaction reports from Booking.com, Airbnb, Eviivo, FDMS card terminals and legal completion statements, and match them line by line against PDF bank statements, separating host fees, commissions and adjustments.
• Produce monthly reconciliation reports showing matched items, missing entries and discrepancies needing query.
• Record sales, purchases, receipts and payments across group entities, keeping accounts reconciled and coding income and costs to the right companies and properties.
• Track intercompany loan accounts and record interest charges accurately.
• Collect invoices and receipts by email or scan, upload them to Dext so they flow into accounting software, and chase missing documents.

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years of proven bookkeeping or accounts administration experience.
• Detail-oriented, discreet and reliable, able to handle confidential financial information across several companies.
• Excellent written English; based in South Africa with a reliable internet connection, a quiet home workspace and a load-shedding contingency plan.
• Ability to work flexible part-time hours overlapping UK business hours.
• Desirable: experience with UK clients, VAT and Making Tax Digital (MTD); holiday-let accounts (Booking.com, Airbnb, Eviivo); multi-company bookkeeping.

Required skills

• Dext, Xero or QuickBooks (confident proficiency)
• Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets

What we offer

• Flexible working hours with UK time-zone overlap, 5 to 8 hours per week
• Remote work from South Africa