SAIPA Accountant (SAIPA qualified)
Location: Pretoria
Offer: R20 000 – R25 000 per month plus performance bonuses
Per km re-imbursement for business travel to clients
Available: ASAP

Job description:

Overall responsibilities of the role:

The position requires the candidate to carry out all the duties and responsibilities as an accountant for the Employer and to enable the Employer to render bookkeeping and accounting services to its clients.

Key tasks involved:

This will include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Writing up and processing bookkeeping entries to trial balance and closing accounting entries using mainly Pastel, QuickBooks, Sage 1, Xero and other accounting software.
- Debtors, creditors and bank reconciliation's
- Preparation of management accounts, cash flows, budgets
- Account reconciliation's and clearing accounts
- Payroll: Salaries, wages & related processing using VIP payroll software
- Completion and lodgement of all statutory returns including:
Vat
Paye
UIF, SDL, Workman’s compensation
EMP 501, tax certificates and reconciliation
- Dealing with SARS, handling all queries and audits, Department of Labour and other government departments
- Use of various manual & computerised systems, MS Office Systems and processes
- IT12 and IT14 tax returns for corporate, trusts & individuals
- SARS audits, reviews and correspondence
- Preparation of year-end audit/bookkeeping file
- Preparation of annual financial statements using Caseware
- Teambuilding

Additional tasks:

Such other tasks necessary for the conduct of the employer’s business, as the employer may from time to time direct.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Passion for the accounting services industry
Strong nurturing and teambuilding qualities
A long term outlook
Fluent in English and Afrikaans
Diligent, neat, accurate, organised and demonstrates initiative
People person with excellent communication skills
Fully computer literate and advanced accounting software experience

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Own reliable transport to travel to clients
Solid references with no job hopping

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Training completed at an accounting practice
B Com or similar
Must be able to work independently and demonstrate relevant experience

Please take note that initial correspondence will be via email

Correspondence will be entered into with short-listed candidates
If you have not received a reply within 1 week please consider your application unsuccessful