Introduction
The environment is a small accounting firm providing accounting, payroll, secretarial, tax, consulting services to clients. The role required is to support the directors and own delivery of daily accounting tasks including engaging with the client. The role would be expected to undertake capture of accounting transactions and subsequent reporting to owners. In addition, any client secretarial, payroll or other requirements need to be managed.
The business deals with multiple industries so the incumbent needs to be comfortable swapping between different accounting requirements depending on the client. The incumbent will not work exclusively on clients or systems as we manage various clients, making use of multiple systems depending on client requirements.
The incumbent is not required to manage staff but will have to work closely with partners and other colleagues, they have to be able to take people along.
Duties & Responsibilities
Attributes :
- Able to work in an environment with changing requirements on a daily basis.
- Able to communicate with clients (written and speaking)
- Brings a can-do attitude to the office, has a personal drive to succeed
- Able to guide colleagues in current tax, accounting guidelines
- Willing to learn and to drive performance
- Deadline driven, willing to do what it takes to get the job done
- Team player, needs to be able to pivot to different tasks
- System and process orientated. Needs to be able to offer solutions to improving the business processes.
- Has to be able to bring value from day one
Desired Experience & Qualification
Qualification:
BCom or similar, preferably associated with CIMA, SAICA
Experience :
- Good MS excel skills
- Sage Pastel
- Good understanding of the balance sheet and income statement.
- Able to think through problems and provide solutions to accounting and statutory issues.
- Working knowledge of VAT, PAYE, Income tax
- Caseware experience would be advantageous
- Previous experience in compiling financial statements would be advantageous.
- 10 years of relevant experience
This is an office position, the company does not offer WFH options. The incumbent must be based close to Bedfordview (valid drivers license and own vehicle are requirements)
This is not a training position, the company is not a training office for SAICA or CIMA