Senior Accountant

Sagen Advisory; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing accounting firm in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their Malmesbury office. This role offers a chance to work with a motivated team while handling high-level accounting duties and contributing to the firm’s progression. The ideal candidate should possess an accounting degree, completed SAIPA/SAICA articles, and have supervisory experience. This is a great opportunity for those looking to advance to management roles. Competitive salary offered between R360,000 to R480,000 pa, negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• Completed SAICA, SAIPA, ACCA, or CIMA articles.
• Post articles experience is a plus.
• Self-confident and capable of independent work.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-level accounting duties.
• Manage and supervise SAIPA staff.
• Prepare and review financial statements.
• Client interaction and relationship management.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Client interaction

Tax compliance

Financial statement preparation

Education

Degree in Accounting or similar

Professional Accountant PA(SA) or AGA(SA) or CIMA

Tools

CaseWare

Job description

Overview

An established and growing medium-sized audit and accounting firm is seeking to employ a Senior Accountant to join them at their Malmesbury office. This is an ideal opportunity for an adept and ambitious finance professional to join a practice with excellent growth potential. The firm also has branches in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town.

The firm is looking for a self-confident individual with a completed accounting degree, SAIPA/SAICA articles and preferably with supervisory experience. The candidate will work as part of a team but must also be willing to take initiative and capable of working independently.

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate who wants to progress in the firm to management and eventual ownership.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform high-level accounting duties.
• Perform high-level tax compliance.
• Preparation and Review of Management Accounts.
• Preparing accounting work relating to annual financial statements.
• Preparation and Review of financial statements in Caseware.
• Compilations of Annual Financial Statements on CaseWare.
• Writing up of more complex accounting records of clients.
• Review monthly bookkeeping / VAT of SAIPA Trainees.
• Preparation and Review of tax returns.
• Reconcile Debtors and Creditors on a monthly basis.
• Responsible for calculating VAT, PAYE and other necessary SARS requirements on a monthly basis.
• Payroll and other monthly reviews
• Manage, train, and supervise SAIPA staff to achieve set goals.
• Provide daily assistance, guidance and training with regards to bookkeeping, related taxes and SARS submissions to SAIPA Trainees.
• Reviewing work done by supervised staff before partner review, where applicable.
• Ad hoc accounting and tax work
• Client interaction and relations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Professional Accountant PA(SA), Associate General Accountant AGA(SA) or CIMA designations preferred or working towards.
• Degree in Accounting or similar.
• Completed SAICA, SAIPA, ACCA, or CIMA articles.
• Post articles experience will be a positive.
• Supervisory experience will be a benefit.
• Experience with CaseWare.

Remuneration

• R360,000 to R480,000 pa CTC, negotiable on experience.