Senior Accountant / Supervisor

Sumer; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Accountant to support a diverse range of clients. The role involves preparing financial statements, supervising junior staff, and ensuring high-quality accounting services. Ideal candidates should have recent qualifications like PA(SA) or ACCA, and proven experience in a professional services setting. This position offers the chance to work closely with clients and enhance accounting practices within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Recently qualified (PA(SA), ACCA, or equivalent) or Part-Qualified with a minimum of 3.5 years experience.
• Strong practice experience with proven ability to deliver high-quality results.

Responsibilities

• Assist management with the coordination of a diverse portfolio of clients.
• Prepare and review statutory non-audit accounts and associated working papers.
• Supervise the preparation and review monthly or quarterly management accounts.

Skills

Proficiency in cloud accounting software

Proficiency with accounts preparation software

MS Excel

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

PA(SA), ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Dext

Hubdoc

CaseWare

Job description

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Senior Accountant with strong experience in financial statement preparation, management accounts/bookkeeping within a professional services setting, and someone confident working with and supporting junior staff.

This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients, supporting them with their financial records and cloud-based accounting software.

Department Accounting Employment Type Permanent Location Johannesburg Workplace type Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Assist management with the coordination of a diverse portfolio of clients, ensuring the delivery of high-quality accountancy services.
• Prepare and review statutory non-audit accounts and associated working papers for a portfolio of entities in a range of sectors
• Supervise the preparation and review monthly or quarterly management accounts for a variety of clients
• Assist in the management of workflow for junior team members, ensuring the preparation of accounts are completed within agreed timescales and budget
• Provide thorough briefing, supervision, and training to junior staff, ensuring their work is accurate and complete
• Lead, support, and mentor junior accounting staff, providing continuous feedback and guidance.
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Recently qualified (PA(SA), ACCA, or equivalent) or Part-Qualified with experience (3.5 years min)
• Recent strong practice experience with a proven ability to deliver high-quality results.
• Proficiency in cloud accounting software and associated Add-ons (e.g. Xero, QuickBooks, Dext, Hubdoc)
• Proficiency with accounts preparation software (e.g. CaseWare)
• Competent in MS Excel for data analysis including pivot tables, V-Lookup and filters
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients and colleagues at all levels
• Highly organised, self-motivated and capable of manging multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
  
  

About Sumer Offshore Services

We are dedicated to being the champions for SME businesses. Working together with our colleagues in the UK we are able to remotely deliver a range of accounting, tax, audit, advisory and business services to clients across the UK and Ireland.

Whether its to free up time so that businesses can focus on the things that matter, help grow the business, or work through the trickiest of problems, we are here to help you succeed.

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