My client, a mid-tier Accounting and Auditing firm in the Southern Suburbs, seeks an Accountant to join their stable team and be responsible for the accounting of a portfolio of clients

Responsibilities: 

• Manage and initiate the process of client information receipts, sales, invoices purchase invoices
• Complete bank reconciliations
• Process and reconcile petty cash and cash control accounts 
• Manage fixed asset register 
• Manage general journals (depreciation, provisions, interest, salaries, stock etc. 
• Process journal entries 
• Reconcile debtors and creditors statements 
• Review AFS-GP%, Inventory days, Creditors days, Debtors days
• Rectify accounting treatment on disposal of assets (property, plant & equipment) and investments and calculation of taxation on capital gains/losses 
• Analyze the trial balance for mistakes/deviations and discuss results with clients 
• Generate draft set of financials
• Recognize provisions and contingent liabilities
• Calculate tax liability for sole proprietors, individuals, close corporations and trusts, small business corporations and partnerships 
• Reconcile input/output VAT to monthly trial balance 
• Compile and discuss with client of monthly management accounts

Requirements: 

• Minimum of a completed degree in accounting and if you have completed SAICA/ AGA/ SAIPA , that would be a bonus
• Minimum of 2 – 4 years’ accounting experience
• MS Office, Xero and Pastel proficient
• Highly numerate, strong accounting and taxation knowledge 
• Good communication skills, written and spoken 
• Able to work under pressure, deadline driven 

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of your application, please consider it as unsuccessful for this particular role. Please do though continue to follow us online and apply for suitable opportunities.