We are looking for an ambitious accountant to join our growing team. For the right candidate, there are also excellent career development opportunities available within this role.

Reporting to the Director you will be a key member of the Finance Team, and you will work closely within the wider team to ensure the accuracy of Management Information. You will in time be responsible for managing a team and ensure that work is evenly distributed between the team and that work is completed to a high standard.

You will also be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the accounting system for the companies that you will be responsible for, as well as maintaining high departmental standards, with the proactive management of issues and varying priorities.

This is a challenging hands-on role within a friendly and highly professional award winning outsourced finance team. Key interfaces within the business will be clients (principally director level) whose finances the company is responsible for, and other members of the finance team.

Responsible for the end-to-end accounting for allocated companies (currently using Xero) including the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of processing relevant entries

Reporting to, supporting, and working closely with the Financial Controller in producing useful and accurate Management Information for clients.

Presenting key findings to clients and acting as finance business partner

Preparing annual budgets for clients

Production of monthly management accounts, accruals and prepayments, fixed asset register maintenance, coding and posting of credit cards, director and staff expenses, and the maintenance of control accounts in the balance sheets

Supervising the Accounts Assistants

To provide other financial information in a timely manner and to a high standard from the Nominal Ledger and other sources

Preparation of VAT and other statutory returns

Review of Contractor Gross Profit reports for allocated companies

Assisting with commission calculations

Preparation of relevant accounts and supporting schedules to detailed trial balance for review by the Financial Controller (including balance sheet reconciliations)

Checking and reviewing postings to the accounting ledgers for your companies

To keep management informed on the status of all aged debt

Holiday cover for Contractor Payroll for allocated Companies

Dealing with ad hoc client queries on a timely basis

Key skills:

Part qualified ACCA/CPA or qualified by experience

Organised

Strong attention to detail

Strong Excel skills

Good communications skills (verbal and written)

Ability to prioritise tasks

Strong systems skills

About the Company

Client will provide full end-to-end finance solutions for recruitment businesses. We take on the stress and burden for accounting and finance so that owner managers can focus on growing their businesses. We offer a fully flexible service allowing clients to pick and choose the services that they need. Our services range from bookkeeping and contractor pay and bill to Finance Director Services and Monthly Board Packs.

Senior Management Accountant position available in Kwazulu-Natal, Durban. This job position was posted by Employ Africa Group. The job has been posted as a premium ad on 2025-01-31 at 13:12:19 in the Professions category