Senior Accountant
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join the Port Elizabeth firm.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and initiate the processing of client information receipts, sales invoices, purchase invoices.
- Perform bank reconciliations.
- Process and reconcile Petty Cash and cash control accounts.
- Maintain a fixed asset register.
- Record 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.
- Handle foreign exchange transactions.
- Reconcile debtors and creditors statements.
- Ensure correct accounting treatment on disposal of assets (property, plant & equipment) and investments, including the calculation of taxation on capital gains/losses.
- Analyse the resulting trial balance for mistakes/deviations and discuss the results with the client.
- Conduct an analytical review of AFS – GP%, Inventory days, Creditors days, Debtors days.
- Record books from insufficient records.
- Produce a draft set of financials according to generally accepted accounting practice and maintain 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.
Requirements
- Grade 12 with Accounting.
- BCom Degree or equivalent.
- Completed Articles or 6 years of experience in an Accounting Firm.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Pastel, Xero, and Caseware experience preferred.
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- HR Services, Recruitment & Selection
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