Introduction
A financial accounting firm based in Pretoria East is seeking a qualified Accountant (SAIPA/ SAICA) to join their team. Responsible for preparing financial reports, performing account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger, preparing tax returns, assisting with audit preparations, and performing other accounting duties as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum education (essential):
B.Com Accounting Degree (SAIPA/SAICA)
Minimum Education (desirable)
Honours Degree in Accounting
Minimum Applicable Experience (years)
Completed Articles
1- 2 post article experience is beneficial
Required Nature Of Experience
- Full bookkeeping experience up to trial balance (Including debtors management, creditors management, general ledger)
- Commercial experience
- Tax compliance
- Statutory compliance
- Financial Reporting
- Compile of financial statements
- Month end procedure management
- Team management
- Beneficial if articles were completed at an accounting firm
- Proficiency with QuickBooks, Sage One or any cloud-based software would be advantageous
- Experience with SARS e-filling would be beneficial
- Strong accounting background rather than auditing
- Accounting Software (ie Pastel / Xero/ Sage Business Online)
- Microsoft Excel advance
- SARS efiling
- Risk Assessment
- Measurement Analysis and Interpretation
- Ratio Analysis
- CIPC
- Compile financial statements on Draftworx and CaseWare
- Maintain fixed asset register
- Working hours: 08:00-17:00
Financial Reporting 20%
- Analyse financial information and summarize financial status.
- Participate in financial standards setting and in the forecast process.
- Suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending.
- Perform variance analysis and prepare account reconciliations.
- Compile financial statements.
- Manage and assist the team to complete the month-end procedure within deadline.
- Prepare month-end close procedures including debtors, creditors, cash, general ledger and trial balance reconciliations.
- Identify errors and recommend changes to processing accounting transactions.
- Review journal entries to ensure accuracy by team members.
- Assist in financial standards setting and forecast process.
- Prepare monthly working papers that agrees back to the financial records (Trial balance).
- Interaction with related.
- Assist with managing client accounting assistants, bookkeeper and accountant.
- Provide/ report insight to finance departments to the company management.
- Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
- Support year-end close process.
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
- Liaise with the Financial Manager to improve financial procedures.
- Assist with the budgeting process.
- Coordinate accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the accounting and finance team or with other departments.
- Assist with managing all company facilities.
- Assist with tax audits and tax returns.
- Assist in financial standards setting for compliance and forecast process.
- Assist with directing internal and external audits to ensure compliance.
- Assist with keeping company documents up to date and maintain a record of such.
