Senior Accountant; Remote​/Virtual

Overview

Our client within the Financial Services sector is expanding their team and is looking to appoint a seasoned Senior Accountant (Remote / Virtual) to form part of their Kimberley branch.

• 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

• Eligible to register as a Chartered Accountant (SA) or already registered; or Registered Professional Accountant (SA); and
• BCom degree and/or equivalent accounting degree, completed SAIPA or SAICA articles; or
• Matric with Maths and Accounting as subject, completed SAIPA or SAICA articles and at least 3 years' relevant post article experience
• Proficient in English and Afrikaans
• Draftworx, Xero, Dext or Hubdoc, Skytax (Accfin) & SARS E-Filing

• 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 development 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