Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere explicitly welcomes applicants based in South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Role:Property Accountant

Type:Full-time (Contractor, Remote – LATAM or Asia)

Schedule:9:00 AM – 5:30 PM U.S. PST

Core Responsibilities
* Financial Oversight & Month-End:Manage financial reporting for an assigned portfolio of 45–50 multifamily properties. Perform month-end close tasks including reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and variance explanations. Coordinate with AP/AR to ensure property-level accuracy.
Financial Oversight & Month-End:Manage financial reporting for an assigned portfolio of 45–50 multifamily properties. Perform month-end close tasks including reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and variance explanations. Coordinate with AP/AR to ensure property-level accuracy.
* Analysis & Operations Partnership:Conduct budget vs. actual variance analysis and explain drivers. Partner directly with Property Managers to support property-level decisions and answer leadership reporting requests.
Analysis & Operations Partnership:Conduct budget vs. actual variance analysis and explain drivers. Partner directly with Property Managers to support property-level decisions and answer leadership reporting requests.
* Process Improvement:Help standardize accounting workflows, establish consistency, and build structure as the team scales.
Process Improvement:Help standardize accounting workflows, establish consistency, and build structure as the team scales.

Key Requirements
* Experience:3+ years in accounting, including 1+ years in property accounting (supporting U.S. companies preferred).
Experience:3+ years in accounting, including 1+ years in property accounting (supporting U.S. companies preferred).
* Technical Skills:Strong grasp of financial statements, month-end close procedures, and proactive discrepancy resolution (beyond basic data entry). Experience with Yardi, AppFolio, or similar property management software preferred.
Technical Skills:Strong grasp of financial statements, month-end close procedures, and proactive discrepancy resolution (beyond basic data entry). Experience with Yardi, AppFolio, or similar property management software preferred.
* Soft Skills:Excellent written and spoken English (stakeholder/PM-facing role), strong attention to detail, and a proactive problem-solving mindset.
Soft Skills:Excellent written and spoken English (stakeholder/PM-facing role), strong attention to detail, and a proactive problem-solving mindset.

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 1632 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →

64133462646- Property Accountant