Accountant
- Recruiter
- Outsourcing Top Talent
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 10 Sep 2020
- Closes
- 09 Oct 2020
- Ref
- 2378043
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
Only South African cirizens / residents with valid SA ID number need apply.
Position Summary: Support your Team Leader on all day-to-day tasks related to the full accounting cycle including AR, AP and the month end close process. The Senior accountant will have exceptional time management skills and will be proactive in ensuring the delivery of an accurate work product on a consistent basis.
Reports to: Team Leader / Manager
Minimum Experience and Qualifications:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant
- Completed SAICA articles
- At least 3 years accounting experience in either an accounting firm or a private firm with more than one client
- Minimum 2 years post-articles accounting experience
Necessary Skills :
- Good Accounting package knowledge (QuickBooks = nice-to-have)
- Any online accounting package (nice-to-have)
- Excel Skills - solid experience (should be able to use more complex excel functions like pivot tables and other commands)
- Excellent understanding of month-end Reconciliations - be able to reconcile medium/large bank accounts (high volume) and perform set month end close procedures
- Management Statements - be familiar in creating management statements to clients/board
Attributes:
- Commitment - committed to company and its goals
- Team Player - be willing to assist team members with their tasks if they fall behind schedule
- Independent / creative thinker
- Detail Oriented - deliver accurate results
- Level-headed and quick thinker - able to work in a fast pace environment and meet hard deadlines
Key Accountabilities:
- Process journal entries to G/L - Ensure accurate entering of financial data into accounting package and ensure documents are saved in Box.
- Reconciles bank and credit card accounts monthly - No outstanding transactions left in bank at the end of the month - Code all transactions by name and account No unallocated items left at month end
- Manage accounts receivables and accounts payables - Receiving feedback on time from the client to meet deadlines.
- Maintain historical records by saving documents electronically in Box - Effective document management and storage.
- Accurate processing of financial data into the accounting package -Attention to detail, minimal corrections required upon review.
- Compile payroll data from client and prepare payroll journals on excel sheet - Ensure accurate entering of payroll data into accounting package and ensure documents are saved in Box.
- Prepare financial reports monthly for each client for review by respective Team Leader - Balance sheet accounts will agree to working papers prepared (BSR)
- Prepare list of coding questions / outstanding information - No open or unallocated amounts at the end of the month
- Works with Team Leader monthly to close books for each client - No errors found by team lead
- Performs ad hoc assignments as requested pertaining to client needs - Complete assigned tasks on time and within the hours allocated.
- Ability to review and control quality of own key deliverables - Should deliver accurate work product for review by the Team lead.
- Record all time on Teamwork Desk Platform - Timely record all hours worked.
The above job description identifies the key areas of the position and is not an all-encompassing description of duties and tasks. The job description may be subject to review from time to time. Employees may be required to perform similar such duties or tasks in any area of The Company, within the scope of the employee's knowledge, skills and abilities, as may be designated by management from time to time.
Position Summary: Support your Team Leader on all day-to-day tasks related to the full accounting cycle including AR, AP and the month end close process. The Senior accountant will have exceptional time management skills and will be proactive in ensuring the delivery of an accurate work product on a consistent basis.
Reports to: Team Leader / Manager
Minimum Experience and Qualifications:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant
- Completed SAICA articles
- At least 3 years accounting experience in either an accounting firm or a private firm with more than one client
- Minimum 2 years post-articles accounting experience
Necessary Skills :
- Good Accounting package knowledge (QuickBooks = nice-to-have)
- Any online accounting package (nice-to-have)
- Excel Skills - solid experience (should be able to use more complex excel functions like pivot tables and other commands)
- Excellent understanding of month-end Reconciliations - be able to reconcile medium/large bank accounts (high volume) and perform set month end close procedures
- Management Statements - be familiar in creating management statements to clients/board
Attributes:
- Commitment - committed to company and its goals
- Team Player - be willing to assist team members with their tasks if they fall behind schedule
- Independent / creative thinker
- Detail Oriented - deliver accurate results
- Level-headed and quick thinker - able to work in a fast pace environment and meet hard deadlines
Key Accountabilities:
- Process journal entries to G/L - Ensure accurate entering of financial data into accounting package and ensure documents are saved in Box.
- Reconciles bank and credit card accounts monthly - No outstanding transactions left in bank at the end of the month - Code all transactions by name and account No unallocated items left at month end
- Manage accounts receivables and accounts payables - Receiving feedback on time from the client to meet deadlines.
- Maintain historical records by saving documents electronically in Box - Effective document management and storage.
- Accurate processing of financial data into the accounting package -Attention to detail, minimal corrections required upon review.
- Compile payroll data from client and prepare payroll journals on excel sheet - Ensure accurate entering of payroll data into accounting package and ensure documents are saved in Box.
- Prepare financial reports monthly for each client for review by respective Team Leader - Balance sheet accounts will agree to working papers prepared (BSR)
- Prepare list of coding questions / outstanding information - No open or unallocated amounts at the end of the month
- Works with Team Leader monthly to close books for each client - No errors found by team lead
- Performs ad hoc assignments as requested pertaining to client needs - Complete assigned tasks on time and within the hours allocated.
- Ability to review and control quality of own key deliverables - Should deliver accurate work product for review by the Team lead.
- Record all time on Teamwork Desk Platform - Timely record all hours worked.
The above job description identifies the key areas of the position and is not an all-encompassing description of duties and tasks. The job description may be subject to review from time to time. Employees may be required to perform similar such duties or tasks in any area of The Company, within the scope of the employee's knowledge, skills and abilities, as may be designated by management from time to time.