Bookkeeper – Property Administrator

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🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍🏫 Bookkeeping and Clerks

👻 Ghost score 22%

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VirtuHire

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2019

🎯 Recruiter

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

Recruitment • HR Tech • SaaS

VirtuHire is a remote recruiting and employer-of-record service focused on connecting businesses with vetted South African talent. The company rigorously vets candidates and provides a curated shortlist, interview scheduling, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and full employee management. It offers a no-fee recruitment process, advertises cost savings versus local hires, and emphasizes English proficiency, university-educated candidates, and industry experience. Metrics provided include clients served, hires made, and a high retention rate. VirtuHire positions itself as a partner handling hiring, EOR services, and HR administration to let clients focus on growth.

📋 Description

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping activities across multiple business entities • Complete daily bank reconciliations across multiple bank accounts • Maintain accurate financial records within Xero • Allocate and categorise income and expenditure • Process and reconcile invoices, payments and financial transactions • Monitor outstanding payments and support accounts receivable processes • Maintain records across properties, businesses and projects • Investigate discrepancies and resolve reconciliation issues • Support financial reporting and provide accurate information • Identify unusual transactions and escalate issues appropriately • Support general property and tenancy administration • Maintain tenant and property records • Respond to tenant enquiries • Communicate with students, tenants, parents and other stakeholders • Follow up on outstanding documentation or actions • Assist with tenancy-related administration and correspondence • Support coordination of property-related tasks • Maintain organised digital records and documentation • Help improve and document administrative processes as the role develops

🎯 Requirements

• Strong hands-on bookkeeping experience • Excellent working knowledge of Xero • Proven experience completing bank reconciliations accurately and consistently • Experience managing a high volume of financial transactions • Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail • Confidence investigating discrepancies rather than simply processing transactions • Strong written and spoken English • Professional communication skills suitable for dealing directly with customers or tenants • Strong administrative and organisational ability • Ability to work independently in a remote environment • Experience working with multiple entities, companies or bank accounts within Xero would be highly advantageous • Property, lettings, real estate or property-management experience would be beneficial • Proactive, independent, reliable, organised and accountable • Strong judgement, initiative and problem-solving ability • Ability to identify exceptions and escalate issues appropriately • Ability to handle sensitive conversations professionally and with empathy • Microsoft Office / Google Workspace proficiency • Comfortable working across cloud-based systems and digital records • Strong Excel or spreadsheet skills • Own reliable computer/laptop • Stable, high-speed internet connection • Comfortable working remotely and communicating with a UK-based team

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