Accountant Supervisor

at  Trafalgar Property Management Pty Ltd

Trafalgar is the leading property rental agency across South Africa, letting and managing residential properties across all major metropolitan areas. Trafalgar has a wide selection of homes to rent, to suit all budgets, tastes and areas. Trafalgar offers full-service sectional title and home owners association (“HOA”) property management services across South Africa. A strong focus on accurate budgeting, detailed financial management reporting and governance excellence underpin Trafalgar’s property management services. Trafalgar Financial Services (“TFS”) is a boutique financial services company specialising in a range of property financial services products, targeted at residential estates and complexes across South Africa. Trafalgar Financial Services (“TFS”) is an authorised financial services and credit provider with a specialist property finance focus.
As an ongoing recruitment effort and to build a talent pool, Trafalgar Birdhaven is offering an exciting new opportunity for a driven, dynamic and proactive candidate with a passion for the property industry, to join their team as a Community Scheme Accountant Supervisor. The candidate must have excellent communication skills, possess great attention to detail and work well under pressure.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Tertiary qualification graduate – Bachelor Commerce undergraduate degree
• At least five years’ experience in Accounting division
• Audit background (advantage)

KNOWLEDGE:

• Computer knowledge – Microsoft Office
• Understanding ST Act and Companies Act
• Understanding of the Income Tax Act and VAT Act
• Basic Accounting principles
• Ability to read and understand Sectional plans
  Suitable applicants can send their detailed CV to birdhrecruitment@trafalgar.co.za
  Please use Reference: AS05/24
  Please take note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful

• Monthly PTB Review
• Analysis of General Ledger accounts to ensure accuracy, completeness and validity of information.
• Capturing of journal entries to correct misallocations and to update external and investment account balances.
• Noting any variances or concerns on the Chairman Pack report and escalating same.
• Monthly updating of municipal reconciliations.
• Monthly escalation of insurance claim, petty cash and legal fee enquiries.
• Monthly recording of PTB distribution date on building control schedule.
• Accounts are accurate and quality of information is high.
• Chairman’s packs are sent out every month within the relevant timeframe.
• Budget Preparation and Loading
• Prepare the reserve fund budget ensuring that the building is compliant with the minimum reserve fund requirements in terms of Regulation 2.
• Incorporate the 10 year maintenance plan into the budget in terms of Regulation 22.
• Trustee approved or AGM approved budget to be loaded.
• Ensuring budgets are completed timeously and accurately and that proposed increases and levy splits are accurate.
• Budgets are up to date and consistently performed at a high-quality levels.
• Taxation
• Prepare and submit the annual income tax return with reference to the audited financial statements.
• Prepare and submit the monthly or bi-monthly VAT return.
• Quarterly request a SARS statement of account and ensure no outstanding returns, payments or refunds.
• Tax submissions are completed and submitted timeously and within deadlines.
• Tax computations are accurate.
• Annual Audit File Preparation
• General ledger to be thoroughly scrutinized for accuracy, completeness and validity of financial information.
• Audit report together with any required attachments to be copied to CD and circulated to the auditor promptly.
• Review of Audited Financial Statements, Resolution of Audit Queries, Distribution of AFS and Capturing of Audit Adjustments.
• Timeous and clear resolution of audit queries with the assistance of Portfolio Manager and Trustees when requested.
• Draft AFS to be scrutinized and all audit journals related to the Balance Sheet to be investigated, understood and questioned if necessary
• Ensuring that effective and efficient interactions with auditors resulting in smooth and timeous audits.
• AFS are produced within deadlines and are at high quality levels
• Department functioning & staff supervising KPI’s
• Consistent improvement in department Dashboard scores and Quality of Work for all their KPI’s.
• Ensuring all staff are being supervised and their developmental needs being identified and uplifted.
• Managing the Tax exposure and compliance status of the branch’s tax buildings managed.
• Assisting with turn-around of insolvent buildings
• Managing the accounting for New Take-Ons