Job Overview

Our client is looking for a Property Trust Accountant to manage financial operations across a residential property environment with an Australian-based real estate agency. This role focuses on trust accounting, owner disbursements, reconciliations, pre-arrival balances, deposit compliance, and month-end close activities across short-term and/or long-term rental operations.

Schedule: Flexible within client’s business hours | AEST (40 work hours per week)

Responsibilities:

• Owner bill and payout review: Verify owner bills, commissions, and monthly statements prior to trust account disbursements to ensure complete financial accuracy.
• Workflow oversight: Oversee automated payment workflows, reconciliations, and follow-ups, stepping in on exceptions, discrepancies, and flagged items.
• Pre-arrival balance oversight: Monitor guest balances before arrival and ensure outstanding amounts are reviewed and actioned on time.
• Deposit compliance: Manage and review deposit handling, refunds, and related trust accounting processes to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Month-end oversight: Own the review of month-end close activities, financial controls, reconciliations, and reporting outputs.
• Guest communication (financial): Respond to guest enquiries related to invoices, balances, payment clarifications, and other finance-related concerns.
• Long-term booking payment plans: Understand different payment plans and processes for long-term guests and take the necessary accounting action when needed.

Requirements:

• Australian real estate agency experience: Must have hands-on experience in property-related financial operations with an Australian-based real estate agency.
• Residential Property Trust accounting experience: Practical experience in residential property trust accounting, including reconciliations, owner/guest fund handling, disbursements, deposit management, and financial accuracy controls.
• Experience in rental operations: Proven background in short-term rentals, long-term rentals, or both, with a solid understanding of tenant/guest payment flows, owner statements, and industry-specific financial processes.
• Strong accounting fundamentals: Proficient in 3-way bank reconciliation, owner ledger balance verification, AP/AR oversight, deposit compliance, and month-end trust close.
• Experience in automated finance environments: Comfortable working in systems-driven or automated accounting environments with strong attention to detail when reviewing exceptions.
• Xero or similar accounting software: Solid understanding of invoice creation, sending invoices, payment collection, and reconciliation workflows.
• Advanced Excel skills: Confident using formulas, tables, and variance analysis for financial review and reporting.

Nice to Have:

• Guesty experience: Hands-on experience using Guesty for accounting, payment, and reporting functions.
• Hirum experience: Experience with reconciliation, invoice review, and financial reporting within Hirum.
• Property accounting background: Exposure to short-term, holiday, or long-term rental accounting, including owner statements and bond reconciliation.
• Microsoft 365: Familiar with Teams and SharePoint; comfortable using Copilot where relevant.

Independent Contractor Perks:

• Permanent work from home
• Immediate hiring
• Health Insurance Coverage for eligible locations

Note

Please click the "Apply" button to complete your application, including the assessment questions, technical check, and voice recording. Your hourly pay rate will be established based on your performance in the application process; submissions with all requirements fulfilled will receive priority review.