Bloemfontein: Senior Accountant (Hybird) Bloemfontein/Kimberley posted by Workers Holdings

Forming part of a team providing accounting, tax, and general advisory services to a client portfolio. This entails assisting a manager in the fields of accounting and regulatory requirements with a specific focus on relationships with clients to guarantee and surpass their expectations of service delivery. The key responsibilities of the position are: – 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 In addition, the following internal tasks will also be required: – 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 develop 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 If you do not hear from us within 3 days unfortunately your application has not been successful Requirements The prerequisites of the position related to qualification and work experience are: – Eligible to register as a Chartered Accountant (SA) or already registered; or – Registered Professional Accountant (SA); and – B.Com degree and/or equivalent accounting degree, completed SAIPA or SAICA articles; or – Matric (with maths and accounting as a subject), completed SAIPA or SAICA articles and at least 3-years relevant post article experience. Other requisites are: – Proficient in Afrikaans and English – MS Office Experience in the below are preferred, but not a requirement: – Draftworx – Xero – Dext or Hubdoc – Skytax (Accfin) – SARS e-filing Skills The ideal candidate should have the following skills: – Self-motivated – Analytical skills – Interpersonal skills – Great communication skills – Organisational skills – Time management skills – Problem solving skills – Report writing skills – Training presentation skills – Planning skills – Management and leadership skills