Tech driven Accountant

Gsolutions; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Tech Driven Accountant to enhance financial systems and oversee daily activities. In this pivotal role, you'll manage accounting functions, ensure accurate financial reporting, and optimize SaaS systems for efficiency. Your expertise will guide a team while fostering client relationships and identifying areas for improvement. If you have over five years of accounting experience and a passion for financial excellence, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Join a forward-thinking company where your skills will be valued and your contributions will shape the future of financial operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in accounting, including 2+ years in a managerial role.
• Solid understanding of accounting standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial systems, cash flow, and accounting functions.
• Provide training and mentorship to the accounting team.
• Prepare management reports and assist with payroll tasks.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Accounting Practices

Team Management

Data Processing

Financial Analysis

Client Relationship Management

Education

University Degree in Accounting

University Degree in Finance

Tools

Xero

WHMCS

HaloPSA

MS Office

Job description

About the Tech Driven Accountant position

We are looking for an IT savvy Accountant to join our team and help us with enhancing our financial systems, supervising, tracking, and evaluation of company daily activities. Your duties will include maintaining the company's financial status by creating and implementing collection, analytics, verification, and reporting practices. We also expect you to collaborate with the company's financial department.

Tech Driven Accountant job responsibilities are:

Accounting Function

• Process Bank Statements, supplier and customer bills, fixed assets, and any other accounting responsibilities.
• Manage cash flow.
• Review other team members' work.
• Compilation of Management Reports.
• Preparation for Annual Financial Statements to be compiled by an outsourced provider.
• Preparation of working papers for independent review engagements under limited supervision.
• Annual accounting performed and reviewed on a monthly basis, to ensure that the balance sheet and income statement are accurate and ready for the compilation of financial statements.
• Assistance with payroll tasks, including but not limited to, payroll processing & reconciliations, EMP201, EMP501, and COIDA / WCA submissions.
• Engaging with clients to build relationships and assisting with their needs.
• Budget preparation, monitoring, and reporting.

Systems (SaaS) Management and optimization

• Manage current systems from a billing, billing automation, and financial perspective.

Xero

• WHMCS
• HaloPSA
• Optimize the use of current systems to better leverage the available functionality.
• Implement new systems where there is a beneficial ROI.

Training

• Provide on-the-job training and mentorship for other accounts team members.
• Presenting and training to the broader team.

Planning and Administration

• Preparation of agenda for monthly management meetings with the CEO.
• Ensure timeous submission of Timesheets before COB on Fridays with relevant departments.
• Ensure that all projects assigned to your portfolio are rolled out, and that all tasks are signed off as they are due.
• Review client profitability across all service lines.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in the financial department as well as general business operations.

Accounting Manager requirements are:

• 5+ years' experience of working in an Accounting role with 2+ years' experience as an Accounting Manager, Accounting Supervisor, Finance Manager, or similar position.
• Solid experience with bookkeeping and accounting practices.
• Excellent knowledge of applicable standards and legal regulations.
• Good understanding of MS Office, accounting software, and data.
• Experience in processing large amounts of data.
• Strong team management skills, accuracy, and close attention to detail.
• University Degree in Accounting or Finance.