Northern Cape: Senior Accountant (Remote / Virtual) posted by Fokus Personnel

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our team as a remote/virtual employee. As part of our client portfolio, you will be providing accounting, tax, and general advisory services while focusing on relationships with clients to ensure their expectations of service delivery are met.

Key Responsibilities

• 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
• Interrogate current practices and propose 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

Requirements

• Eligible to register as a Chartered Accountant (SA) or already registered; or Registered Professional Accountant (SA)
• 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

Qualifications

• Completed BCom degree and/or equivalent accounting degree
• SAIPA or SAICA articles completed

Salary & Benefits

Note: No salary information is provided in the original job description. If you have any further questions about this role, please do not hesitate to contact us.