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Job Summary

A highly reputable Assurance, Accounting, and Consulting firm is seeking to employ a Senior Accountant on contract with a possibility of going permanent. The firm has offices in Paarl and Centurion.

The firm is looking for a self-confident individual with a completed accounting degree, SAIPA/SAICA articles and preferably has supervisory experience. The candidate will work as part of a team but must also be willing to take initiative and capable of working independently.

The Group was founded in 2012 by a passionate Chartered Accountant with a background in wealth management and family accounting. Established in response to the high demand for expert trust administration services, this firm has become the go-to back office for many family office entities, private families, and B-BEE trusts in South Africa. They offer an all-round back-office service offering and are considered experts in local and offshore accounting, as well as South African personal, trust and corporate tax compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform high-level accounting duties.
• Perform high-level tax compliance.
• Preparation and Review of management accounts.
• Preparing accounting work relating to annual financial statements.
• Preparation and Review of financial statements in Caseware.
• Compilations of Annual Financial Statements on CaseWare.
• Writing up of more complex accounting records of clients.
• Review monthly bookkeeping / VAT of SAIPA Trainees.
• Preparation and Review of tax returns.
• Reconcile Debtors and Creditors on a monthly basis.
• Responsible for calculating VAT, PAYE, and other necessary SARS requirements on a monthly basis.
• Payroll and other monthly reviews
• Manage, train, and supervise SAIPA staff to achieve set goals.
• Provide daily assistance, guidance, and training with regards to bookkeeping, related taxes and SARS submissions to SAIPA Trainees.
• Reviewing work done by supervised staff before partner review, where applicable.
• Ad hoc accounting and tax work
• Client interaction and relations.

Qualifications and Experience:

• AGA(SA) or PA(SA).
• Degree in Accounting or similar.
• Completed SAICA or SAIPA articles.
• Post articles experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience with CaseWare.

Remuneration:

• R300,000 to R400,000 pa ctc, negotiable on experience.

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