Job Description

Duties:

• Management

• Managing a team of 4 to 8 junior accountants and bookkeepers that are providing external services to several clients that have various businesses.
• The businesses are groups of companies that require outsourced back-office services
• The team will need to be monitored and supported by the Senior Account Manager
• The incumbent will be required to liase with the head-office that provides the ultimate service, and with the clients

• Troubleshooting processing issues
• Systems support and recommendations for system improvements
• Coordinate the team and train team according to the HO requirements
• Recruit team members
• Manage team, performance and KPAs
• ensure data is correctly processed according to strict requirements
• Accounting support and management of the team to provide following services

• Monthly bookkeeping review and support to bookkeepers (see below )
• Review and correcting monthly management accounts
• Review and management of accounting controls and systems
• Journal adjustments
• Reconciling accounts
• Reconciling inter-group loan accounts
• Customer support
• Monthly working papers
• Annual financial statements
• Review of controls and procedures
• Accounting IT systems support
• Prepare management accounts
• Tax computations and preparations
• General Admin

• Respond to internal and external queries
• Timesheets
• Management and support of team members
• Prepare reports

Requirements:

• BCom Degree
• 5 plus years experience in accounting/bookkeeping/managing finance team
• Proficient in the following programs;

• Xero or Sage or Other
• Excel (intermediate to advanced)
• Outlook

Other:

• Must be present at offices during initial training period (2 months)
• Hours: 8 - 5 (2/3 days pw) 11 - 8 (2/3 days a week).
• During peak season Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb 50 hour weeks will be required, during off-peak Apr - Jul drops to 35 hour weeks.
• Hybrid allowed after initial training period

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