Job Overview
Our client is looking for a Property Accountant to manage financial operations, including bill and invoice reviews, automated workflow oversight, pre-arrival balances, deposit compliance, and month-end closes.
Schedule: Flexible within client's business hours | AEST (40 work hours per week)
Responsibilities
- Owner bill & invoice review - reviewing owner bills and invoices to maintain accuracy; the central focus of the role.
- Workflow oversight - overseeing Guesty's automated payments, reconciliation and follow-ups, stepping in on exceptions and flagged items.
- Pre-arrival balance oversight - monitoring due balances prior to guest arrival and ensuring nothing slips through the automation.
- Deposit compliance - compliance checks on automated deposit handling and refunds.
- Month-end oversight - owning the month-end close review, controls, and reporting outputs.
- Guest communication (financial) - responding to guest enquiries on invoicing and financial clarifications.
- Long-term booking payment plans - understanding the different payment plans and processes for long-term guests and taking the necessary action.
Requirements
- Accounting fundamentals - bank reconciliation, AP/AR oversight, deposit compliance, and month-end close.
- Experience in the real estate industry, particularly in long-term rental management.
- Automated finance environments - experience working in a systems-driven / automated finance environment.
- Xero (or similar) - basic navigation; understands invoice creation, sending invoices, and collecting payment.
- Excel - formulas, tables, and variance analysis for reviewing and reporting.
Nice to have:
- Guesty - hands-on experience operating the platform's accounting, payment and reporting features day to day.
- Hirum experience - reconciliation, invoice review, and financial reporting within the accounting system.
- Property accounting - short-term / holiday rental accounting, owner statements, 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
Job Category
Accounting and Finance
Job Type
Full Time (35 hours or more per week)
Work Schedule and Timezone
SYD
Published on
Sep 05 2026
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