Senior Trainee Accountant

TMF Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global administrative services provider is seeking an adaptable and organized individual to support their accounting team. The role involves maintaining client documentation, assisting with invoicing, and preparing financial reports under the guidance of senior staff. Candidates should hold a degree in accountancy and possess strong problem-solving skills. This offers an exciting opportunity for professional growth within an international company.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Individual further training

Qualifications

• Degree holder in Accountancy.
• Resourceful and strong problem-solving abilities.
• Fluency in English preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains proper filing and documentation pertaining to assigned clients.
• Assists with high volume transactional tasks such as invoicing and payments.
• Prepares financial statements and various accounting reports.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Accountancy

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.

Discover the Role

Supports their team in all administrative tasks, book-keeping and minor accounting processes. Takes care of the correct filing of the documentation and provides team members with any requested documentation, from physical or electronic files. Assists with high volume tasks (like invoicing). Files electronically recurrent tax forms. All these under review and supervision of their team’s Senior.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains proper filing and documentation of all relevant documentation pertaining to assigned clients
• Makes simple entries into accounting system (sales and receivables, costs and liabilities, cash reports, bank statements) in accordance with accounting and tax regulations
• Assists with high volume transactional tasks (such as invoicing and payments)
• Fills in basic tax or legal forms per templates provided Assists with the completion and export of balance sheets and P&L statements according to local standards and convert the format of the same to client reporting standards
• Extracts financial information from legal documents and processes the relevant entries
• Performs book-keeping functions including data entry and coding
• Drafts primary documents in accordance with statutory requirements for sales, expense reports, fixed assets, inventory items and turn them over to senior staff for checking
• Prepares supporting analysis of all balance sheet accounts monthly
• Responsible for the preparation of balance sheet and income statements and various other accounting statements and reports required by the client
• Meets the statutory and corporate deadlines in respect of each client. Files recurrent tax forms electronically (like CBI and Tax filings)
• Assistance during statutory or internal audits (queries and follow ups)
• Prepares draft replies to clients’ queries
• Preparation of financial statements
• Preparation of capital account statement
• Preparation of drawdown and distribution notices
• Payment preparation

Key Requirements

• Degree holder in Accountancy
• Resourceful, independent and strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and communication skills, with strong ability to plan ahead and organise themselves
• Analytical structured mind set with ability to follow and build upon existing processes and ensure data is maintained with accuracy and consistency
• Fluency in English is preferred
• Proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word is essential, with experience of local accounting system desirable

What’s in it for you?

An exciting opportunity in an international company

Professional development opportunities as well as extensive individual further training opportunities, supported by our TMF Line Managers

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!
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