Puncak Talent is recruiting an experienced
Remote Accountant / Bookkeeper for a confidential Australian client operating in the
property management and short-term accommodation industry.
The role is suitable for someone with a strong accounting, bookkeeping or finance background who is comfortable managing a high volume of transactions, reconciliations and property-related income and expenses. Accuracy, reliability and the ability to manage deadlines are important, particularly during month-end closing periods.
Key Responsibilities
- Record and reconcile income and expenses for long-term rental and short-term accommodation activities.
- Maintain accurate financial records and ensure transactions are allocated correctly.
- Assist with rent, booking income, cleaning fees, maintenance costs, supplier payments and other related expenses.
- Reconcile transactions across accounting, booking and property management systems.
- Assist with month-end closing and financial reconciliations.
- Identify discrepancies, duplicate entries, missing transactions and accounting errors.
- Process and monitor supplier invoices, BPAY payments and other approved expenses.
- Maintain proper supporting documents including invoices, receipts and transaction records.
- Assist with trust accounting and property management accounting where required.
- Work with internal teams to resolve finance-related queries efficiently.
Requirements
- Malaysian Citizen Only
- Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, finance or a related role.
- Qualification or formal study in Accounting, Bookkeeping, Finance or a related discipline.
- Strong numerical, reconciliation and problem-solving skills.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Comfortable handling repetitive and high-volume financial transactions.
- Able to work independently in a remote environment.
- Reliable, responsible and able to meet deadlines consistently.
- Able to manage increased workload during month-end periods.
- Strong integrity, confidentiality and professional communication skills.
Preferred Systems Experience
Experience with any of the following will be an advantage:
- Xero
- Guesty
- PropertyMe
- BPAY
- Australian real estate trust accounting systems
Experience working with an
Australian real estate agency, property management company, Airbnb / short-term accommodation business or trust account will be highly regarded.
Language
Strong English communication skills are required.
- Mandarin-speaking ability, or another Asian language in addition to English, will be an advantage but is not mandatory.