Accounting Supervisor Woodmead

Sm Xulu Incorporated; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Johannesburg seeks a Supervisor for the Accounting Department. Responsibilities include team management, client engagement, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Candidates should have a B. Com in Accounting, relevant qualifications, and over 6 years of experience in an accounting role. Knowledge of CaseWare and Sage Pastel is essential.

Qualifications

• B. Com Accounting completed with relevant articles.
• Over 6 years' experience in an accounting environment.
• Professional membership in SAI/CA or AGA.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the accounting team and manage performance.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial statements.
• Process VAT and income tax returns using Efiling.

Skills

Team supervision

Client engagement

Accounting standards

CaseWare software

Sage Pastel software

Education

B. Com Accounting

Accounting Honours

Professional Accountant (SA)

Tools

CaseWare

Sage Pastel

Job description

SM Xulu – Supervisor for the Accounting Department

SM Xulu is looking for a supervisor for the accounting department to assist the company with the daily running of the accounting department at the Johannesburg, Woodmead branch.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Team supervision, coaching, performance management, training, and succession planning.
• Engaging with clients and/or business partners to develop an understanding of needs and presenting solutions to fulfill the respective needs.
• Maintaining oversight of the respective clients' business systems, processes, and procedures to ensure ongoing management is compliant with statutory and/or regulatory requirements.
• Pastel experience of processing journals, performing General Ledger (GL) account reconciliations while ensuring that journal entries are accurately and timely processed, preparing books of prime entry to trial balance; general ledger; customers ledger; creditors ledger.
• Updating fixed asset register for both accounting and tax purposes.
• Pilation of monthly management accounts and financial statements using CaseWare.
• Good understanding of accounting standards.
• Good understanding and application of legislations such as Companies Act, Income Tax Act, Tax Administration Act, and VAT Act.
• Pilation and submission of VAT returns, EMP returns & income tax returns using Efiling to SARS.
• Addressing SARS queries and lodging queries.
• VAT reviews experience in local government, municipalities, and submission of claims.
• Calculation and compilation of both IT12s & IT14s returns including supporting documents and addressing any queries.
• Reconciling all balance sheet accounts including Creditors, Debtors, Bank Account to Statements, etc.
• Billing clients (issuing invoices) and following up on collections.
• Fixed assets valuation experience for either GRAP and/or IFRS.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Qualification – B. Com Accounting completed South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) articles.
• Accounting Honours or Post‑Graduate Diploma in Advanced Accounting.
• Professional Accountant (SA) or Associate General Accountant (AGA)(SA).
• Member of a recognised accounting body such as SAICA, SAIPA and SAIBA.
• Over 6 years' experience in an accounting environment and/or in the employment of an accounting firm.
• Auditing and Management Accounting experience.
• CaseWare and Sage Pastel software skills.