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Accounting Supervisor Umhlali

Sharon Nurock Recruitment c.c. • Other • Umhlali, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa • $200 - $300 / year • 1d ago

Reference: DUR002829-SN-6

Our client, a nationwide leader in their industry, currently seeks an experienced Annual Accounting Supervisor.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Person:

B.Com / Accounting Science Graduate.
CTA (Honours) or working towards.
SAICA Articles completed.
Min. 2 to 3 years supervisory and management experience in a SME accounting firm.
Annual financial statement experience.

The Job: Reporting to the Accounting Manager:

Ensure that client service deliverables are met.
Act as a major point of contact within the firm for the client together with the Partner, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided.
Prepare job budgets and fee estimates & proposals for clients.
Ensure that the firm’s risk management and quality control procedures are adhered to.
Prepare and maintain a checklist of all clients under his/her portfolio, with services to be performed for each client.
Prepare client engagement letters.
Follow up on long outstanding debtor accounts.
Review annual financial statement compilation engagements (annual working paper files) performed by staff, including annual financial statements IFRS and IFRS for SME, including other financial reporting frameworks.
Various reconciliations and adjust entries to be processed when performing the compilation of annual financial statements.
Taxation:
- Review tax returns and IT14SDs, and handle disputes with SARS, which includes attending/assisting in tax queries and dealing with SARS audits.
- Audit and independent review assignment budget planning and management.
- Ensure audit and independent review planning documentation is completed.
- Conduct full audit & independent review file reviews and related reports to ensure the relevant files are ready for sign-off.
Facilitate the annual and consultancy meetings with client.
Manage staff productivity, ensuring team member productivity targets are met.
Prepare for billing of jobs, and variance analysis, for sign off by Partners.
Manage job work in progress, and ensure write-offs are in accordance to company policy, and write-offs are explained, with action plan going forward.
Identify areas for training, co-ordinate training, prepare training plan, preparing training material, and carry out training as Facilitator.
On-the-job technical training given to Senior and Junior Accountants for accounting treatments and disclosure as well as taxation, current and deferred; research and pass on information from applicable legislation, good practice and interpretation notes to Accountants / Partners.
Conduct performance reviews of employees, ensuring performance assessment documentation is completed in terms of the firms' policy.
Prepare annual work plans, and revise where necessary.
Allocate work to staff, ensuring assignments are staffed with the appropriate mix of knowledge and skills required.
General HR duties including leave scheduling for approval by Partners.
Meet with Partners every week on progress on jobs, work plan, issues re client and/or staff.
Manage and attain required productivity target - Management: 40%, Chargeable 60%.

Competencies & Skills:

Advanced Caseware/Excel/Word essential.
SARS e-Filing knowledge.
Pastel/Sage Online/Xero/Quickbooks/GreatSoft an added advantage.
Ability to sustain output quality even when under pressure and flexibility of input to achieve key deadlines.
Ability to manage many tasks at once, work against short deadlines, and remain calm and focused.
In-depth knowledge of general accounting bookkeeping theories and practices, IFRS for SME, taxation.
Leadership / supervisory skills.
Effective organisational skill, time management, prioritising and forward planning practices.
Excellent communication skills.
Results orientated with excellent attention to detail.
Self-motivated and proactive individual with ability to work with minimum direction, able to use own initiative in assessing priorities.
Display exemplary personal integrity and maintain absolute respect of confidentiality.
Ability to implement and maintain accurate record-keeping systems.
Information gathering, problem-solving and analysis skills.