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Accounts Administrator
Pepkor Properties
Permanent
Cape Town
Posted 4 weeks ago
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The Accounts Administrator role is to ensure the Rental System is updated at all times, and in agreement with contracts, and all rentals are paid timeously and to the correct party.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Maintenance and Adjustments on RPM
- Contract Management: Maintain RPM contracts up to date at all times in accordance with lease terms.
- Beneficiary Verification: Ensure the correct beneficiary is loaded in the system at all times and verify payments against invoices.
- Data Entry: Capture instructions and system loads as directed by the Supervisor, Property Admin Manager, or Legal department.
- Adjustment Processing: Load all adjustment entries based on reconciliations within designated deadlines.
- Compliance: Verify that all invoices are valid and fully comply with legislated VAT requirements.
2. Reconciliation Process
- Documentation & Tracking: Obtain necessary supporting documents, update monthly reconciliations, and save/link them to Laserfiche.
- Query Resolution: Answer queries thoroughly and timeously, liaising directly with landlords and agents to resolve outstanding issues.
- Utility Verification: Scrutinise meter readings and email relevant parties regarding utility payments they need to settle.
- Data Maintenance: Load extra charges as required by current policy, maintain clear up-to-date commentary, and load variances to keep accounts paid up to date.
- Workflow Management: Regularly clear Laserfiche workflow folders, handle urgent items timeously, and respond to Letters of Demand immediately.
3. Monthly Rental Payments
- Banking Updates: Ensure all banking change notifications are successfully actioned.
- Cut-Off Procedures: Adhere strictly to correct procedures during the monthly cut-off process.
- Manual Payments: Capture manual payments for any failed electronic transactions.
- Compliance & Tracking: Follow up on turnover certificates using monthly report extracts.
- Provisions & UAR: Conduct Unallocated Receipts (UAR) reconciliation for outstanding items and capture provisions for relevant short payments where liable.
4. Turnover Rental Payments
- Lease Auditing: Conduct timeous and accurate auditing of the turnover clause in leases to request correct information from auditors.
- Rental Calculation: Accurately calculate turnover rentals based on lease agreements.
- Payment Loading: Load calculated turnover rental payments timeously where applicable.
- Certificate Submission: Submit completed turnover certificates directly to the landlord’s representative.
5. Municipal Rates
- Rates Calculation: Gather supporting documents and accurately calculate municipal rates in accordance with lease agreements.
- System Updates: Capture amended rates into RPM and proactively query any variances.
6. Administrative Team Support
- Supervisor Assistance: Assist the Accounts Administrator Supervisor with various ad-hoc tasks as requested.
- Grade 12
- 2 - 3 Years administration experience within the accounts or property industry
- Basic accounting/bookkeeping
- Property or admin related diploma will be an advantage
- Computer Literacy: MS Excel, Google Workspace
- Competencies required: Good interpersonal skills, telephone skills, attention to detail, numerical competence, customer service orientated, ability to prioritise work and a high stress tolerance.
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TRAINEE ACCOUNTANT (3 YEAR SAICA TRAINING CONTRACT)
Pepkor Corporate Centre
Contract
Cape Town
Posted 3 months ago
LAUNCH YOUR CAREER WHERE IT MATTERS
At Pepkor, we don’t just build businesses—we grow people. If you’re a recent accounting graduate with ambition and curiosity, our CA(SA) training programme offers a dynamic launchpad into the real world of finance, retail, and corporate strategy.
As one of South Africa’s largest and most established retail groups, Pepkor provides a unique opportunity to gain meaningful experience, contribute to businesses that impact millions of customers, and work alongside professionals who are invested in your growth.
With a portfolio of trusted and iconic brands, and a footprint that spans southern Africa, Pepkor is a place where your work counts—and where your future can flourish.
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Connected: A community of over 100 chartered accountants across divisions
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WHAT SETS OUR PROGRAMME APART?
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Take on meaningful work from day one and solve real-world business challenges across multiple divisions.
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Benefit from continuous, formalised development planning, regular feedback, and individual performance tracking.
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Receive paid study leave, academic support, and assistance with SAICA board courses and exam fees—including structured APC preparation.
Project-based learning
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Career growth potential
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A values-driven culture
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THE IDEAL CANDIDATE IS:
- Entrepreneurial in mindset: You see opportunities where others see challenges and are eager to innovate and create value.
- Passionate about business: You’re naturally curious about how businesses operate, grow and thrive across different industries.
- Exploratory and industry-focused: You’re excited to gain exposure to diverse markets—from retail to fintech and beyond.
- Proactive and self-driven: You take initiative, embrace responsibility, and actively steer your own development within the structured SAICA framework.
- Tech-savvy: You’re comfortable navigating digital transformation, data analytics, and emerging financial technologies.
- A South African citizen
- A dedicated academic track record
- A shared passion for people, community impact, and Pepkor’s values
- In the process of completing, or have completed:
- a BCom Honours degree from an accredited tertiary institution
- a Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy (PGDA)or
- Certification in the Theory of Accounting (CTA)
- To be an accounting student or accounting graduate studying towards your: Post Graduate Diploma in Accountancy (PGDA) or Certification of the Theory of Accounting (CTA)
- >60% academic average
- South African citizen
- CV
- COPY OF YOUR ID
- FULL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT
- MATRIC CERTIFICATE
- RATIONALE FOR INTEREST IN/APPLICATION TO PEPKOR
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LAUNCH YOUR CAREER WHERE IT MATTERS At Pepkor, we don’t [...]