Auditor

Code Red Recruitment; Umhlanga Rocks; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing firm in Umhlanga is seeking a Senior Auditor to handle auditing engagements and accounting duties. This role is perfect for someone with a BCom Accounting Degree and completed SAICA-accredited articles, looking to gain valuable post-article experience while working with a diverse client base. Responsibilities include conducting statutory audits, preparing financial statements, and advising clients on tax matters.

Qualifications

• Completed SAICA-accredited articles (Non-negotiable).
• Experience in public and private sectors.
• Exposure to international clients is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct full statutory audits for various clients.
• Prepare financial statements and calculate taxes.
• Supervise junior staff and draft management reports.

Skills

Auditing

Tax Calculations

Client Liaison

Education

BCom Accounting Degree

Tools

CaseWare

Job description

My client in Umhlanga is currently looking for a Senior Auditor.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB: The successful incumbent will be performing mainly
auditing duties but at times will be performing accounting duties.

ROLE: This role is ideal for an individual who has recently completed articles and is looking to gain out of articles experience. The role involves audit engagements and assisting juniors and involves working with our existing (external) client base.

Duties and Responsibilities Auditing:
• Conducts full statutory audits on small to medium and large-sized firms in the private sector and public sector.
• Prepares financial statements for Sole Traders, Partnerships, Private Companies, Close Corporations and Trusts and group consolidations.
• Calculates taxes payable by Individuals, Companies, and Trusts.
• Advises clients on requested tax issues such as the treatment of VAT, Fringe benefits,
dividend tax issues, and research and development process.
• Liaises with the executive members of clients at the planning, during, and concluding
stages of an audit engagement.
• Drafts reports to management on internal control deficiencies, and other audit findings
and advises Management on the systems and processes requiring improvement.
• Audits critical audit objectives including risk assessments, expenses, income, statutory,
liabilities, assets and taxes.
• Monitors actual versus budgeted costs.
• Communicates and resolves issues that might impact the audit opinion with the
engagement manager & partner and client.
• Conducts audit of critical audit objectives including risk assessment, expenses, income, statutory, liabilities, assets, and taxes.
• Review audit files.
• Supervise junior staff.
• Ensures Audit files are closed off within 60 days for Partner to sign-off.

Accounting:
• Initiates and effects journal entries including relevant calculations and presentation of supporting documentation.
• Oversees maintenance of general ledger and related accounting records.
• Review payments’ supporting documentation.
• Prepares cash flow information, all balance sheet and income statement reconciliations.
(including creditors, debtors, bank, stock reconciliations, VAT, payroll)
• Maintains the fixed asset register and wear & and tear registers.
• Assists with the implementation and maintenance of internal financial controls and
procedures.
• Performs job costing including variance analysis.
• Performs stock counts and reconciliation of variances.
• Assists with ad-hoc queries.

Minimum Requirements:
• BCom Accounting Degree (Non-negotiable)
• Completed SAICA-accredited articles (Non-negotiable)
• Experience in both the public and private sectors
• Exposure to international clients. (Advantageous)
• CaseWare experience (Advantageous).