SAIPA Accountant (Experienced)

We are a growing, modern accounting firm currently comprised of a team of twenty-three.

We are a remote‑first firm which means we do not have permanent office space, so you would need to be comfortable working from home — or wherever you prefer.

Our mission is to provide a premium service to our clients through compliance, financial visibility and industry insights; to create freedom of time and location for our staff, and to train them to be the best accountants in the industry.

What we do

We provide a premium, full‑suite, outsourced accounting function to SME's. This includes bookkeeping, compliance, payroll, software integration, regular client meetings, and advisory. We only work with retainer clients whom we service on a monthly basis.

Your role

We are looking for a SAIPA registered accountant who has completed their articles at a professional services firm, and who has at least two years of post‑articles experience at a professional service firm.

Responsibilities

• Bookkeeping : reconciling all transactions in Xero; passing all required manual journals in Xero; maintaining the fixed asset register in Xero; reviewing the balance sheet and profit or loss; using Receipt Bank to capture supplier bills and push them through to Xero; creating a monthly management pack to send to the client.
• Client meetings : meeting with the clients via MS Teams on a monthly basis to touch base on their management accounts and address any queries that they might have.
• Maintaining the client relationship : comfortable being client‑facing, problem‑solving, able to work with the team.
• Annual financial statements : preparing AFS in Draftworx Cloud.
• Payroll reconciliations from the payroll system to Xero.
• Income tax : submitting income tax and provisional tax returns for companies and their directors.
• Ad‑hoc client requests.
• Reconciliations : creditor, debtor, payroll, fixed asset register, balance sheet, and all other recons to keep client accounts up to date.
• Tax advice to clients regarding the tax effects of basic and more advanced transactions (income tax, payroll taxes, VAT, dividend taxes, etc.).

Culture & Expectations

Our culture is one of freedom, ownership, communication and growth. You will be responsible for the full financial function of your clients, providing a single point of call and ensuring accurate, seamless accounts prepared by one qualified accountant.

We look forward to meeting you.

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