Senior Accountant Bellville Cape Town

Our Insurance / Financial Services Client in Bellville is looking for a Senior Accountant with 5 years of POST SAICA experience from the financial services/insurance industry with expe

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Qualifications and Experience
Grade 12 or similar qualifications are essential.
BCom/ B. Accounting degree + Honour’s degree or a post graduate diploma.
Completed SAICA articles 5 years post-article experience including audit principles.
A minimum of up to 2 years’ post-qualification experience in Payroll (preferably in People 300/VIP Payroll).
Case ware knowledge and experience.
Applied knowledge of IFRS 15, 16 & 17).
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Key Responsibilities:
Accounting includes the following:
SARS – Attend to SARS queries.
Reporting – Prepare and Update Management Account Template for Management and Board
Liability & Expenses – Perform review procedures every month.
Prepare IFRS16 related calculations and journals (Vehicles & Rentals on branches)
Assist with Payroll and HR queries.
Income Statements
Accounting to Trial Balance Expenses Perform review procedures
Debtors/Creditors & Income/Expenses
Cash/Expense – Perform review procedures on petty cash reconciliations.
Bank/Expense – Perform review procedures
Balance sheet item – Perform review procedures on the suspense control account.
Assets/Expenses/Liabilities
Perform review procedures on the Fixed asset register manual file to ensure it is updated with all relevant invoices as per Pastel GL.
Budget & Forecast assist with preparing yearly budget reporting – IFRS16 specific.
Payroll Review & Reporting Perform review procedures on quarterly payroll stats –
SARS – Prepare provisional tax and submit it to management for approval.
Statutory Liability Prepares return EMP201 submission – SARS and payment.