Senior Bookkeeper Consultant

Pwc Careers Africa; eMalahleni; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the audit and assurance sector is looking for a Senior Associate in eMalahleni. The role involves managing client accounts, preparing financial statements, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Applicants should have extensive bookkeeping experience and excellent communication skills. This position offers opportunities to develop professionally in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of bookkeeping experience required.
• Experience with client correspondence is essential.
• Knowledge of VAT returns and tax computations is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients and prepare financial statements.
• Lead and train junior staff.
• Assist in business development activities.

Skills

Critical thinking

Time management

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Pastel

Xero

Excel

Caseware

Job description

Management Level
Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.

In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.


Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
  
  
  

Role Summary:As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited toQualifications / Certifications required:

• Minimum 5 years bookkeeping experience in a professional environment.

Experience required:1-2 years related experienceResponsibilities of role:

• Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above

• Train and lead staff

• Establish effective working relationships directly with clients

• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen,

• Responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts (to prepare VAT returns), Final trial balances, Financial statements and tax computations for a portfolio of clients, in order to meet client, SARS and any other deadlines.

• Time management through an electronic timekeeping system (time sheets)

• Responsible for monitoring the costs on the client jobs assigned to him/her.

• Prepare cost analyses and bills, upon completion of assignments.

• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues

• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients

• Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand

Additional Job Description

• Completion of VAT returns would be an advantage.

• Experience on Caseware would be an advantage.

• Experience with farmers and farming tax would be an advantage.

• An organised individual who is able to take responsibility for their portfolio with minimum supervision and multi task where necessary.

• Excellent communication and time management skills

Role related attributes:

• Minimum 5 years bookkeeping experience in a professional environment.

• Must have worked with a portfolio of clients, having been responsible for client correspondence (speaking directly to clients to obtain information etc) as well as correspondence with third parties (eg. Banks).

• Able to gather all financial information required to prepare annual financial statements; drafting of year end journals; preparation of annual financial statements; compilation of tax computation and calculation of tax liability; and compilation of accounting working papers. The above arerequired for individuals, partnerships, close corporations, small companies, and trusts.

• Preparation of monthly management accounts on Pastel or Xero, including ability to reconcile bank and VAT control account to VAT return where necessary. Proficient at using Excel, Microsoft Word, google suite, pastel, Xero and Caseware

• Be able to work in a High-performance team

Travel Requirements
Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Job Posting End Date
June 30, 2025