Properties Accountant (3 Month Contract)
The Key Performance Areas will encompass:
Municipal Water & Electricity Accounts – Main Template
- Prepare a main template, containing all the different categories of charges of all the accounts
- Indicate the property type (residential, commercial etc) to claim INPUT VAT
- Prepare a payment listing
- Reconcile this account
- Ensure all payments are on current going forward
- Follow-up on the status of objections raised to date
Municipal Water & Electricity Accounts – Individual Accounts
- Prepare a template to capture all transactions per individual Municipal Account
- Calculate the tariffs charged by Municipality
- Obtain current tariffs to be charged by Municipality in terms of legislated requirements (Municipal Systems Act etc)
- Calculate the actual amount to be charged
- Calculate the credit note to be provide by the Municipality
- Analyse all the errors and impact thereof
- Prepare and submit a formal objection to the Municipality
- Address individual queries and objections that were lodged by the tenants
Reconcile above Individual Accounts to amounts billed on NICOR
- Obtain the Lease Agreement – Bill back clause
- Obtain the square meters per unit
- Calculate the pro-rata amount to be billed back as per the reconciliations performed in item 2
- Compare that to what was billed in NICOR
- Prepare adjustment journals to correct any errors that were made between the actual Municipal Records and Nicor
- Prepare correspondence to the tenant with supporting documentation reflecting the reasons, amounts and attach supporting documentation
Water and Electricity Pre-paid meters:
- Reconcile the accounts, payments received to the underlying supporting documentation
- Prepare any journals if required
- Prepare any correspondence to address all discrepancies raised
Municipality Rates and Taxes Accounts – Valuations:
- Prepare a template listing all the rates and taxes accounts per Municipality
- Compare the valuations used to that as per company Valuation reports
- Compare the tariffs used to the legislated tariffs
- Prepare reconciliations per individual account
- Calculate the credit notes to be raised
- Prepare and submit objection letter to the Municipality
Municipality Rates and Taxes Accounts – Payment Reconciliations:
- Prepare a main template, containing all the different categories of charges of all the accounts
- Indicate the property type (residential, commercial etc) to claim INPUT VAT
- Prepare a payment listing
- Reconcile this account:
- Ensure all payments are on current going forward (except where objections have been raised)
- Provide training to Billing Co-ordinators
- Follow-up on the status of objections raised to date
MDA implementation:
- Capture all the accounts on MDA
- Capture all the bill back ratios and methodology as per the above work performed
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- BCom(pt) with Accounting 3, BCom(pt) Honours (Accounting)
- 3-5 years’ experience
- Must possess the following competencies;
- In depth knowledge of all Municipal related legislation and tariff structures
- In depth knowledge of Objection Process to be followed with the Municipality
- Advanced reconciliations skills supported by evidence of work performed
- Advance excel knowledge supported by evidence of work performed
- Advance problem solving skills supported by evidence of work performed
ESSENTIAL Equipment required:
- To work from home using own equipment (computer, printer etc.)
- Internet connectivity to receive e-mails
- Microsoft Office Excel, Word
- Telephone to take calls
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