Accounting Officer

TMF Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading administrative services provider in South Africa is looking for a Junior Accounting Officer to join their client servicing team. This role offers the chance to manage your own client portfolio, maintain accounting records, and prepare financial reports. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in accounting and have fluent English communication skills. Join the company for professional development opportunities and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flat hierarchies with direct contact to management

Extensive training opportunities

Qualifications

• Pro-active attitude to problem solving with solution-oriented mindset.
• Fluent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
• 2 years of practical experience through internship or work experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a simple client portfolio and establish strong client relationships.
• Manage accounting records and prepare financial reports.
• Execute client payments and follow up on invoices.
• Organize and facilitate audits of financial statements.
• Assist the Legal department with shareholder meetings.

Skills

Problem solving

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in accounting/finance

Job description

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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world.

As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.

Discover the Role

Join TMF as Junior Accounting Officer and become part of our client servicing team. If you are not only looking for a regular accounting A-Z job but to be the manager of your own client needs, take this chance to join TMF and get the opportunity to grow with this exciting opportunity to more responsibility

Key Responsibilities

As Junior Accountant you will assist a team of experienced accounting experts to handle your clients request on a daily basis. Learn something new every day and grow into the role of managing your own portfolio of clients. By taking the ownership of own development following required and relevant trainings your role will include:

• The responsibility for maintaining a simple client portfolio and establishment of a strong client relationship
• The maintenance of accounting records and preparation of financial reports, i.e. deliverables
• Execution of client payments as well as follow up of invoices to clients and collecting debts
• Preparation of support working documents (interest calculations, reinvoicing spreadsheets, …)
• Organization and facilitation of the audit of financial statements
• Work closely and effectively with counter team such as assisting the Legal department with the preparation of annual shareholders meetings as well as taking part in meetings with the clients face-to-face

Key Requirements

• You have a pro-active attitude to problem solving and can come up with solutions
• You hold a degree in accounting/finance or a similar degree
• 2 to years practical experience ideally through a first internship or work experience

You have fluent communication skills, both written and spoken in English

What’s in it for you?

• An exciting opportunity in an international company
• Professional development opportunities as well as extensive individual further training opportunities, supported by our TMF Business Academy
• A career within an ever evolving market
• Flat hierarchies with direct contact to management and international exchange
• Want to know more about a career with TMF

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.