Description:
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join their team in Port Elizabeth.Location: Port Elizabeth
Requirements:
Matric with Accounting at a Higher Grade. BCom degree or equivalent degree with Accounting III and taxation. Completed SAIPA articles or SAICA articles OR More than six years of experience in a formal setting. Pastel Microsoft Office Excel and Word, Windows CaseWare Xero Summary of job:
Processing accounting records onto a computerised accounting system results in an accurate and complete set of books. Completing annual financial statements of CCs, trusts, sole proprietors, Body Corporates and working paper files. Calculation of taxation owed by businesses and individuals. Completion of statutory returns, e.g., PAYE, UIF, SDL, VAT, etc. Liaising with clients directly. Supervise and train junior and intermediate accountants.
Responsibilities:
Supervise and initiate processing of client information receipts, sales, and purchase invoices. Perform bank reconciliations. Processing and reconciling of Petty Cash and cash control accounts. Keeping a fixed asset register. General journals e.g., depreciation, provisions, interest, salaries, stock, etc. Process journal entries, e.g., new instalment sale agreements, interest on borrowings, provisions, accruals of income and expenses, bad debts, etc. Distinguish between finance and operating leases. Foreign exchange transactions. Reconcile debtors and creditors statements. Correct accounting treatment on disposal of assets (property, plant, and equipment) and investments and the taxation calculation on capital gains/losses. Analyze the resulting trial balance for mistakes/deviations and be able to discuss the results with the client. Analytical review of AFS GP%, Inventory days, Creditors days, Debtors days. Ability to record books from insufficient records. Produce a draft set of financials according to generally accepted accounting practice and a working paper file according to the standards per the training file for sole proprietors, close corporations, trusts, partnerships, small business corporations, farmers, and Body Corporates. Prepare the notes for financial statements. Formulate accounting policies. Identifying provisions and contingent liabilities. Calculate the tax liability for sole proprietors, individuals, close corporations and trusts, small business corporations, farmers, Body corporations, and partnerships. Calculate the taxation on lumpsum payments by retirement. Tax planning e.g., fringe benefits and allowances. Tax avoidance / Non-resident tax.
02 Mar 2025;
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gumtree.co.za