Portfolio Accountant (CA) SA (56447)

Job title: Portfolio Accountant (CA) SA
Job type: Full-time
Emp type:
Salary type: Great compensation
Location: Westville
Job published: 21 November 2025
Job ID: 56447

Job Description

Our reputable client based in Westville is looking for a dynamic Chartered Accountant with 3 to 5 post articles experience to join their thriving financial practice.


In this role, you'll take the lead in servicing a significant property client portfolio while overseeing a diverse range of additional entities. This is an excellent opportunity to step into a professional, fast-growing accounting environment that offers strong career progression, exposure to diverse work, and long-term growth potential.

 

Key Responsibilities:

General Accounting & Financial Management

  • Manage full accounting functions for a property client portfolio, including other multiple entities.
  • Prepare and maintain monthly management accounts for each entity.
  • Perform monthly journal entries, reconciliations, and intercompany eliminations.
  • Oversee and produce group consolidated management accounts and cash flow statements.
  • Prepare year-end financial statements in accordance with IFRS and assist with the annual audit process.

Taxation & Compliance

  • Manage VAT calculations, submissions, and reconciliations across the group.
  • Oversee income tax and provisional tax computations and submissions.
  • Ensure full compliance with statutory reporting requirements.
  • Registration as a tax practitioner is advantageous.

Advisory & Support

  • Provide financial insights, trend analysis, and recommendations to support property investment decisions.
  • Collaborate with accounting partners and client directors to ensure accurate and timely financial information.
  • Support system improvements, process automation, and consistency in reporting across client entities.

Requirements:

  • CA(SA) qualification (essential).
  • Minimum 3-5 years post-articles experience, ideally in property, investment, or multi-entity group structures.
  • Excellent understanding of IFRS, group consolidations, and intercompany accounting.
  • Advanced Excel and strong working knowledge of accounting systems such as Xero, Sage, or QuickBooks.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple entities, deadlines, and reporting obligations simultaneously.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and organisational skills.
  • Knowledge of casework working papers is advantageous.

Personal Attributes:

  • Professional, detail-oriented, and highly responsible.
  • Strong sense of confidentiality.
  • Able to prioritise client portfolio while collaborating effectively with internal teams.
  • Proactive, self-managed, and able to meet strict reporting deadlines.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.

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