Job Description

An established and growing medium-sized audit and accounting firm is seeking to employ an Accountant. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced and ambitious professional to join a practice with excellent growth potential situated in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. They also have offices in the Cape Winelands, and Swartland.The firm is looking for a self-confident individual with a completed accounting degree, SAIPA/SAICA articles and preferably have supervisory experience. The candidate will work as part of a team but must also be willing to take initiative and capable of working independently.This firm of Chartered Accountants (SA) and Registered Auditors offers a variety of services with the aim of continuously looking for cost-effective, value-added solutions to their clients business needs.Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform high-level accounting duties.
• Perform high-level tax compliance.
• Preparation and Review of management accounts.
• Preparing accounting work relating to annual financial statements.
• Preparation and Review of financial statements in Caseware.
• Compilations of Annual Financial Statements on CaseWare.
• Writing up of more complex accounting records of clients.
• Review monthly bookkeeping / VAT of SAIPA Trainees.
• Preparation and Review of tax returns.
• Reconcile Debtors and Creditors on a monthly basis.
• Responsible for calculating VAT, PAYE and other necessary SARS requirements on a monthly basis.
• Payroll and other monthly reviews
• Manage, train, and supervise SAIPA staff to achieve set goals.
• Provide daily assistance, guidance and training with regards to bookkeeping, related taxes and SARS submissions to SAIPA Trainees.
• Reviewing work done by supervised staff before partner review, where applicable.
• Ad hoc accounting and tax work
• Client interaction and relations.

• AGA(SA) or PA(SA).
• Degree in Accounting or similar.
• Completed SAICA or SAIPA articles.
• Post articles experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience with CaseWare.

• R240,000 to R420,000 pa ctc, negotiable on experience.

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