Description:
Purpose of the role
Forming part of a team providing accounting, tax, and general advisory services to a client portfolio. This entails assisting a manager in the fields of accounting and regulatory requirements with a specific focus on relationships with clients to guarantee and surpass their expectations of service delivery.
The key responsibilities of the position are:
Take overall responsibility for assigned work and be able to work independently
Support and coach junior team members to develop themselves on a personal and technical level
Interrogating current practices and proposing enhancements to improve efficiencies with a specific focus on technology
Identify information required and requesting it from clients and/or relevant sources
Take responsibility of monthly financial accounting services
Preparing reconciliations of financial statement line items
Compilation of financial statements
Proposing appropriate accounting treatments in line with applicable financial reporting standards
Provisional and income tax calculations
Reconciliation and submission of input/output VAT
Review of work performed by junior team members
Ability to identify errors and propose appropriate remedies
Adhering to deadlines in a timeous manner
In addition, the following internal tasks will also be required:
- Accurate record keeping and adhering to set budgets
- Adhering to internal strategic goals and operational activities in terms of approved policies and procedures
- Take ownership of personal develop through development plans and requesting continuous feedback on their progress in relation to these plans (performance management)
- Complying to risk management and related policies and procedures
Ensuring that quality assurance standards/measures are met, both internally set standards and the requirements of external bodies
Requirements:
- Accounting Software: 3 to 4 years
- Financial Analyst: 3 to 4 years
- Basic Accounting Management: 3 to 4 years
Relevant accounting experience
Strong practical knowledge
Excellent Afrikaans is an absolute requirement
The prerequisites of the position related to qualification and work experience are:
Eligible to register as a Chartered Accountant (SA) or already registered; or
Registered Professional Accountant (SA); and B.Com degree and/or equivalent accounting degree, completed SAIPA or SAICA articles; or
Matric (with maths and accounting as a subject), completed SAIPA or SAICA articles and at least 3-years’ relevant post article experience.
Other requisites are:
MS Office