SAICA Trainee Accountant - Cape Town

Outsourced CFO; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent finance firm in Cape Town is seeking a SAICA Trainee Accountant. This role offers a comprehensive training and mentorship program over three years, transitioning from basic tasks to more advanced responsibilities. You will assist with financial statements and engage with clients while developing your accounting and financial management skills. A Bcom Accounting Degree Honours or CTA equivalent is required, and the position is fully in-office. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented team players ready for a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bcom Accounting Degree Honours or CTA equivalent.
• Based in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Willing to work in a fully in-office role.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing supporting schedules and compiling basic financial statements under supervision.
• Engage and maintain relationships with existing clients.
• Plan monthly deliverables for your assigned portfolio.
• Support cloud accounting tasks and investor reporting under supervision.
• Assist consultants with client deliverables like budgeting and cash flow forecasting.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Planning

Education

Bcom Accounting Degree Honours/CTA equivalent

Job description

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 04/04/2025

Outsourced CFO is recruiting for SAICA Trainee Accountants to join our team!

As a SAICA Trainee Accountant, your role is designed to offer you comprehensive training and mentorship as you develop key accounting and financial management skills. Over the course of the three-year program, your responsibilities will evolve from basic tasks to more advanced functions, with a gradual reduction in supervision, allowing you to take on increasing responsibility and independence.

Client Services:

• Assist with preparing supporting schedules and compiling basic financial statements under supervision.
• Provide limited assistance with independent review working papers and report to seniors.
• Help prepare and develop templates for financial gap analysis, completing sections for senior review.
• Support cloud accounting tasks, including screening investors, preparing pitch decks, and ensuring tax compliance.
• Assist consultants with client deliverables like budgeting, cash flow forecasting, financial statement reviews, and audit preparation under supervision.
• Screen investors and provide reporting to seniors, along with handling ad-hoc client requests.

Client Engagement:

• Engage, build, and maintain strong relationships with existing clients.
• Attend and participate in regular client meetings as instructed.
• Communicate potential over- or underruns to POD leaders.

Planning & Client admin:

• Plan monthly deliverables for your assigned portfolio.
• Submit timesheets on time, before COB on Fridays.
• Ensure weekly and monthly sign-offs for all projects in your portfolio.
• Regularly update CRM and Zoho projects with client details.

People & Company culture:

• Regularly attend and participate in company team events.
• Develop and maintain a positive, productive company culture.
• Promote and ensure adherence to company values.
• Foster a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and mutual respect.
• Ensure scheduled training is completed.
• Provide training to team members and trainees at a junior capacity.
• Stay updated with the latest accounting industry changes and trends.
• Track and ensure timely submission of LOR and PDS.

Characteristics of the ideal candidate

• Multi-tasking & Problem Solving
• Teamwork & Interpersonal Relationships
• Dependability & Reality Testing
• Attention to Detail & Stress Tolerance
• Planning & Analytical Thinking

Our OCFO values:

• Family first
• Integrity matters
• Switched on Thinking
• Excellence in everything
• Growth and success

Requirements

The ideal candidate for this position will have a Bcom Accounting Degree Honours/ CTA equivalent and be based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Head Office: Cape Town City Centre, Western Cape (Fully in office based role)

Fixed Term Contract - Subject to a three-month probation period.

Starting Date: February 2026 / February 2027 / February 2028