BDO South Africa·Gauteng, south-africa·Full Time·Contract
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BDO Johannesburg is looking for Senior Accountants to work in the Business Services and Advisory Department.
Job specifications:
Responsibility for portfolio of clients (Individuals, Trust, Companies and Close Corporations)
Processing of all accounting, cashbooks, suppliers invoices, sales invoices, payroll journals and other relevant journals are captured in the accounting records of the clients on a real time basis
Familiarity with digital platforms that integrate with cloud-based accounting packages
Performing health checks on the integration between operating systems and financial data and ensuring all reports/information are reflected in the accounting records of an entity
Ability to perform month end checks, ensuring all balance sheet reconciliations are performed and all agreed to external monthly support
Provide support and direction to your team, if any, of intermediate and junior accounts
Be ultimately responsible for ensuring all support to trial balance is maintained
Preparation of monthly management accounts
Processing monthly general journals
Monthly reconciliation of expenses
Finalisation of monthly accounts
Responsible for facing clients and presenting management accounts to them wherein you showcase your accounting technical ability
Be the Outsourced Financial Manager to your clients ensuring that all necessary areas of compliance are dealt with
Preparation and submission of statutory returns (VAT 201, EMP 201, EMP501 and return of earnings
Additional competencies:
Compile Annual financial statements in terms of IFRS for SMEs
Perform the following engagements Compilation Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410 Independent Review Engagements in terms of ISRE 2400 Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of Close Corporations Act
Ensuring that proper planning is performed before execution
Ensuring BDO SOPs are followed at all times
Reviewing working paper files performed by your team
Proposing journals to client
Communicating with clients and making engagement arrangements, discuss engagement results
Performing tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including SBC's, special allowances (s12C, S12E, etc.))
Experience in the following accounting software: SAP, OneStream, Sage, and Xero.
Skillset required
Managing WIP and budgets on engagements
Updating manager and partner on progress of engagements
Mentoring junior & intermediary staff both on the job and general
Assist other staff members where needed
Attending to any other matters arising, such as tax queries etc in collaboration with other departments within the organisation
Outsourced assignments when needed
Seek opportunities to grow department and client base
Be fluent in both Afrikaans and English
Other duties as may be required in line with the position
Requirements
Skills requirements:
BCom Financial Accounting and Tax as majors (preferred Hons. BCom accounting but not a requirement)
Competed SAIPA or SAICA articles preferred
Working knowledge of most commonly used accounting packages (for reporting purposes and ad-hoc processing)
Detailed knowledge of cloud-based accounting platforms
Role requirements:
Ability to lead a team
Work in a team and independently
Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
Good IT skills to grow the digitisation process within BDO