Saipa Accountant (Experienced)

Fynbos Accounting; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A modern accounting firm in South Africa seeks a SAIPA registered accountant with two years of post-articles experience at a professional services firm. This full-time role involves managing client accounts, preparing financial statements in Draftworx Cloud, and providing tax advice. The position offers the flexibility of remote work, focusing on client relationships and seamless financial management. Ideal candidates will be comfortable using Xero and MS Teams while maintaining high standards in an environment that emphasizes growth and communication.

Qualifications

• At least two years of post-articles experience at a professional service firm.
• Comfortable with client-facing roles and problem-solving.
• Ability to maintain accurate financial records and prepare annual financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile all transactions in Xero and maintain the fixed asset register.
• Meet clients monthly via MS Teams to discuss management accounts.
• Prepare annual financial statements in Draftworx Cloud.
• Submit income tax and provisional tax returns for companies.
• Provide tax advice regarding various transactions.

Skills

SAIPA registration

Xero

MS Teams

Draftworx Cloud

Client relationship management

Education

Completed articles at a professional services firm

Tools

Receipt Bank

Job description

We are a growing, modern accounting firm currently comprised of a team of twenty-three.

We are a remote-first firm which means we do not have permanent office space, so you would need to be comfortable working from home — or wherever you prefer.

Our mission is to provide a premium service to our clients through compliance, financial visibility and industry insights; to create freedom of time and location for our staff, and to train them to be the best accountants in the industry.

What we do

We provide a premium, full-suite, outsourced accounting function to SME's.

This includes bookkeeping, compliance, payroll, software integration, regular client meetings, and advisory.

We only work with retainer clients whom we service on a monthly basis.

Your role

We are looking for a SAIPA registered accountant who has completed their articles at a professional services firm, and who has at least two years of post-articles experience at a professional service firm.

Responsibilities

Bookkeeping : reconciling all transactions in Xero; passing all required manual journals in Xero; maintaining the fixed asset register in Xero; reviewing the balance sheet and profit or loss; using Receipt Bank to capture supplier bills and push them through to Xero; creating a monthly management pack to send to the client.

Client meetings : meeting with the clients via MS Teams on a monthly basis to touch base on their management accounts and address any queries that they might have.

Maintaining the client relationship : comfortable being client-facing, problem-solving, able to work with the team.

Annual financial statements : preparing AFS in Draftworx Cloud.

Payroll reconciliations from the payroll system to Xero.

Income tax : submitting income tax and provisional tax returns for companies and their directors.

Ad-hoc client requests.

Reconciliations : creditor, debtor, payroll, fixed asset register, balance sheet, and all other recons to keep client accounts up to date.

Tax advice to clients regarding the tax effects of basic and more advanced transactions (income tax, payroll taxes, VAT, dividend taxes, etc.).

Culture & Expectations

Our culture is one of freedom, ownership, communication and growth.

You will be responsible for the full financial function of your clients, providing a single point of call and ensuring accurate, seamless accounts prepared by one qualified accountant.

We look forward to meeting you.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function & Industries

Accounting / Auditing and Finance

Accounting (Industries)