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Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

MASA Outsourcing (Pty) LtdKariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Senior Accountant

Our client is seeking a qualified and experienced Senior Accountant.

Duties & Responsibilities

Requirements :

  • Matric with Accounting at a Higher Grade.
  • BCom degree or equivalent degree with Accounting III and taxation.
  • Completed SAIPA articles or SAICA articles.
  • More than 6 years of experience in accounting.

Required Computer Packages :

  • Pastel
  • Microsoft Office – Excel and Word, Windows
  • CaseWare
  • Xero

    • Responsibilities :

  • Supervise and initiate the processing of client information receipts, sales invoices, 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 installment 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 calculation of the taxation on capital gains / losses.
  • Analyse 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.
  • Prepare the notes for financial statements.
  • Formulate accounting policies.
  • Identifying provisions and contingent liabilities.
  • Calculate the tax liability.
  • Calculate the taxation on lumpsum payments by retirement.
  • Tax planning – e.g., fringe benefits and allowances.
  • Tax avoidance / Non-resident tax.
  • Secondary tax on companies.
  • Perform vouching tests during an audit to verify completeness, existence, accuracy, valuation, ownership, and presentation.
  • Calculation of PAYE / UIF / SDL levies and VAT.
  • Completion of statutory returns e.g., UIF / SDL / PAYE / VAT.
  • Liaise with the client for repayment of the above returns.
  • Reconciliations of input / output VAT to annual financial statements and monthly trial balances.
  • Compiling and discussing with the client of monthly management accounts.
  • Complete a tax return for individuals, close corporations, trusts, and body corporates.
  • Recording and identifying shortcomings in internal controls.
  • Identifying risks and calculating materiality.
  • Statutory checks – member’s certificates, founding statements, association agreements, etc.
  • Pre-engagement procedures.
  • Acquisition of member’s interest / shareholding.
  • Review the monthly files of junior to intermediate accountants.
  • Completion and review of management representation letters.
  • Qualifying the report of an Accounting Officer.

    • Package & Remuneration

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