SAIPA Accountant

About the position

Step into a SAIPA Accountant role at a well-established, boutique audit and accounting firm that has spent over a decade providing nationwide clients with full-spectrum audit, accounting, tax advisory and business consulting support.
The Accountant will ensure that the efficiencies of the Financial and Operational Departments are unlocked through management of Tax, Compliance, Financial Statements, Bookkeeping Functions etc. 

Duties include:

• Management of full accounting functions over the Balance Sheet and Income Statements
• Cashbook Processing and Reconciliations
• Loan Management in terms of receivable and payable statements, interest charges and follow ups
• Maintain Fixed Asset Register
• Journal Maintenance
• Cashflow Maintenance
• Conducting of a treasury function to ensure maximum returns are generated on surplus cash-flow
• Annual budgeting preparation and comparing of actual vs budgeted performance
• Oversee and Release Payments
• Monthly Management Accounts
• Analyse and provide insight on monthly performance
• VAT management and experience in SARS processes, calculations and submissions will be advantageous

Behavioural Competencies Required:

• A humble team player
• Strong communication skills
• Strong expectation management skills
• A focussed individual with strong prioritization skills that will drive deliverables to completion
• Someone who can cope with an unstructured environment and implement the structure needed
• People Management skills

Requirements

• B Com degree in Financial Accounting
• SAIPA articles completed, 2 - 5 years post-articles experience preferred.
• Own transport and valid driver's license
• Fluent in both English and Afrikaans
• Knowledge and experience in the following software programmes: Caseware, Pastel, Xero Accounting

The proposed salary for the role is R25k - R32k per month, but the option remains with the client to offer any market related salary considering the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience

Desired Skills:

• accountant
• caseware
• financial statements
• management reports
• payroll
• saipa
• tax