Senior Bookkeeper

PwC Careers Africa • Other • eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa • $200 - $300 / year • 11h ago

Job Description & Summary
A career within PwC Private will provide the opportunity to help private companies with a range of business advisory needs such as audit, tax compliance, and planning to help improve their operational efficiency and to free up time that can be spent focusing on business strategy. You’ll have the opportunity to experience the entire business life cycle of a private company from inception to growth, maturity and transition. Our team helps our clients design and implement personal and customised service plans that are unique to privately owned entities, entrepreneurs, and high net worth individuals. You’ll be assisting the team focus on key issues like wealth management, compliance, cash flow management, equity expansion, divestiture and exit strategies.

Our PwC Private teams help entrepreneurs, private business owners and family enterprises manage their ownership and growth at every stage, in a way that fits the needs of their business in today's changing global landscape.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

Role Summary: As a Senior 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:

Use feedback and reflection to develop self-awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

Minimum 5 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.
Train and lead staff.
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 farmers and farming tax would be an advantage.
An organised individual who is able to take responsibility for their portfolio with minimum supervision and multitask where necessary.
Excellent communication and time management skills.

Role related attributes:

Minimum 5 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 (eg. 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 or Xero, including ability to reconcile bank and VAT control account to VAT return where necessary.
Proficient at using Excel, Microsoft Word, Google Suite, Pastel, Xero and Caseware.
Be able to work in a high-performance team.

Travel Requirements: Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Job Posting End Date: November 3, 2024