ACCOUNTANT at Competent Candidates

About the position

Our client within the financial sector requires the duties of an accountant. Your:

Qualification:

• Accounting Degree (BCom or BCompt (Acc));
• Completed articles;
• 4 years’ experience in an accounting function after articles.

will enable you to do the following duties:

General:

• Cash books and bank reconciliations
• Supplier reconciliations
• Fixed asset registers
• Processes non-routine/complex journal entries and reviews journal entries posted by bookkeeper
• Prepares balance sheet reconciliation schedules for account balances 
• Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of intercompany and related party transactions and balances confirmed on intercompany transaction schedules and confirmations
• Responsible for preparing calculations where required of amounts recognised in the accounting records
• Prepares/reviews Payroll information with supporting documentation
• Prepares/Reviews the age analysis for customer and suppliers to ensure validity, accuracy and completeness and follows up variances timeously
• Assists in other areas where required

Information:

• Prepare accurate management accounts, including the update of forecasts, monthly cash flow and all supporting schedules timeously
• Prepare accurate budgets, including the update of forecasts and all supporting schedules timeously
• Prepares and maintains all other management information requested by the executive management team
• Develops management information reporting templates

Taxation:

• Prepares the VAT reconciliation and working papers including reasonability of VAT declared
• Maintains reconciliation of balances owing to(by) SARS for all balances due
• Prepares the tax computation for monthly reporting and the annual financial statements
• Prepared DWT returns for submission
• Ensures that all audit queries are addressed timely and that valid tax clearance is maintained at all times
• Ensures that payment for all tax types are paid within the prescribed timeframes
• Assists in other areas where required

Treasury and financial soundness:

• Reviews functions performed by the bookkeeper
• Takes ownership of the validity, accuracy and completeness of the weekly and long-term cash flow preparation in line with the required timelines
• Prepares calculations to monitor financial soundness requirements for current and future periods (liquidity, cash holdings, CAR & solvency)
• May be required to be a releaser of payments and beneficiaries on the banking platform
• Assists in other areas where required

Audit and year-end:

• Primarily responsible for providing all information to the auditors
• Preparation of annual financial statements

 

Desired Skills:

• Accounting principles and practices
• Outlook
• Excel advanced