SAIPA assistant manager – Cape Town - Northern Cape
Duties:
Liaising directly with clients to source new work for the accounting department;
Responsible for budgeting and meeting set targets for the department as a whole;
Supervising 2-5 accountants to achieve set goals;
Writing up of more complex accounting records of clients on Pastel;
Preparing accounting work relating to annual financial statements;
Responsible for calculating VAT, PAYE and other necessary SARS requirements on a monthly basis;
Preparation of monthly management accounts;
Assisting in general accounting and payroll related duties for clients;
Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
Provide technical support and advice on accountants
Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
Manage accountants
Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
Provide input into department’s goal setting process
Plan, assign and review staff’s work
Support month-end and year-end close process
Provide recommendations
Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy

Requirements:
B Com Accounting or equivalent degree
Minimum of 5 years experience within the accounting and/or SAIPA articles field
Strong knowledge of accounting and accounting concepts
Ability to meet with client and sell work to be done
Knowledge of the Pastel accounting package
Knowledge of the Caseware AFS drafting package
Presentable and well spoken
A meticulous and detailed person
MS Excel and MS Word literacy required at intermediate level
Must be able to work under pressure
Must be self-motivated
Must be able to lead a team
Traveling to clients will be expected
Overtime will be required from time to time to meet client deadlines

Salary R10 000 – R15 000pm
Email CV with PHOTO in a WORD document ASAP.