Role Summary:
As an Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Qualifications / Certifications required:
- Minimum 2 years bookkeeping experience in a professional environment.
Experience required:
- 1-2 years related experience.
Responsibilities of role:
- Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above.
- Establish effective working relationships directly with clients.
- Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen.
- Responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts (to prepare VAT returns), Final trial balances, Financial statements and tax computations for a portfolio of clients, in order to meet client, SARS and any other deadlines.
- Time management through an electronic timekeeping system (time sheets).
- Responsible for monitoring the costs on the client jobs assigned to him/her.
- Prepare cost analyses and bills, upon completion of assignments.
- Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues.
- Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients.
- Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand.
Additional Job Description:
- Completion of VAT returns would be an advantage.
- Experience on Caseware would be an advantage.
- Experience with Xero would be an advantage.
- Experience with farmers and farming tax would be an advantage.
- Excellent communication and time management skills.
Role related attributes:
- Minimum 2 years bookkeeping experience in a professional environment.
- Must have worked with a portfolio of clients, having been responsible for client correspondence (speaking directly to clients to obtain information etc.) as well as correspondence with third parties (e.g., Banks).
- Able to gather all financial information required to prepare annual financial statements; drafting of year-end journals; preparation of annual financial statements; compilation of tax computation and calculation of tax liability; and compilation of accounting working papers. The above are required for individuals, partnerships, close corporations, small companies and trusts.
- Preparation of monthly management accounts on Pastel, including ability to reconcile bank and VAT control account to VAT return where necessary. Proficient at using Excel, Microsoft Word, email and Pastel.
- Be able to work in a High-performance team.
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