Senior Accountant - East London

E2E Staffing (PTY) LTD; East London; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing firm is seeking an Accountant based in East London. The candidate will be responsible for processing financial records, preparing financial statements for various entities, supervision of junior staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will possess a BCom degree along with strong communication skills, proficient in Microsoft Office and accounting software.

Qualifications

• BCom degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Completed articles advantageous.
• Ability to converse in English, Afrikaans, or Xhosa is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise processing of client information and perform bank reconciliations.
• Prepare statutory returns, including VAT and PAYE.
• Compile and discuss monthly management accounts with clients.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

BCom degree

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel / Word)

Caseware

Job description

Processing of accounting records onto a computerized accounting system resulting in an

accurate and complete set of books. Completing of annual financial statements of CC’s,

trusts, sole proprietors and Body Corporates and working paper files. Calculation of taxation

owing by business and individuals. Completion of statutory returns e.g. PAYE, UIF, SDL, VAT,

Workman’s Compensation etc. Completion of annual IRP5’s and EMP501’s. Liaising with

clients directly. Supervise and train junior and intermediate accountants.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and initiating the processing of client information cheques, receipts, sales invoices, purchase invoices
• Perform bank reconciliations
• Processing and reconciling of Petty Cash and cash control accounts
• Keeping of a fixed asset register
• General journals – e.g. depreciation, provisions, interest salaries, stock, etc.
• Process journal entries e.g. new instalment sale agreements, interest on borrowings, provisions, accruals of income and expenses, bad debts ect.
• Foreign exchange transactions
• Reconcile debtors and creditors statements.
• Correct accounting treatment on disposal of assets (property, plant & equipment) and investments and the calculation of the taxation on capital gains / losses.
• Analyse the resulting trial balance for mistakes / deviations and be able to discuss the results with the client.
• Analytical review of AFS – GP%, Inventory days, Creditors days, Debtors days
• Ability to record books from insufficient records
• Produce a draft set of financials and a working paper file for sole proprietors, close corporations, trusts, partnerships, small business corporations, farmers and Body Corporates.
• Prepare the notes to financial statements
• Identifying provisions and contingent liabilities
• Calculate the tax liability for sole proprietors, individuals, close corporations and trusts, small business corporations, farmers, Body corporates and partnerships.
• Calculate the taxation on lumpsum payments by retirement
• Non-resident tax
• Withholding Tax on companies
• Calculation of PAYE / UIF / SDL levies and VAT.
• Completion of statutory returns e.g. UIF / SDL / PAYE / VAT
• Liaise with client re payment of the above returns.
• Preparations of payroll.
• Issuing of IRP5’s and IT3’s and reconciliation to EMP501 at year end
• Reconciliations of input / output VAT to annual financial statements and monthly trial balances
• Compiling and discussing with the client of monthly management accounts.
• Recording and identifying short comings in internal controls
• Accounting for Loans on Related Parties
• Set-up of accounting systems for clients

Requirements

• BCom degree or equivalent work experience
• Completed articles (advantageous)
• Microsoft Office (Excel / Word)
• Caseware (advantageous)
• Communication skills : Be able to converse in English / Afrikaans / Xhosa (advantageous)