Accounting Consultant (Contract) at Outsourced CFO

• Outsourced CFO is looking for an experienced Accounting Consultant who can hit the ground running.  This is a contract position open to South African citizens who are based in and working from South Africa.
• You will need to be agile, quick to learn, and ready to thrive in a fast-paced, client-facing environment, supporting a small portfolio of mostly US-based clients.

Key Responsibilities:

Client Service

• Process and review bank transactions, customer/supplier bills, fixed assets, and other day-to-day accounting tasks, including oversight of trainee work.
• Compile monthly management reports and ensure timely and accurate annual financial statements.
• Prepare working papers for independent review engagements with limited supervision.
• Perform ongoing monthly reviews to ensure annual accounting records are accurate and up to date for year-end reporting.
• Assist with payroll processing, reconciliations, and statutory submissions (EMP201, EMP501, COIDA/WCA), including review of trainee outputs.
• Engage with clients to build strong relationships, assist in scoping needs, and support junior team members in client interactions.
• Prepare and manage client budgets and provide insights where required.
• Serve as lead contact for certain clients requiring weekly meetings, ad-hoc requests, and strategic accounting support beyond standard tasks.
• Juggle and prioritize multiple smaller client accounts, primarily US-based, ensuring quality and responsiveness.
• Execute clean-up tasks and recommend or implement more efficient accounting processes.
• Take initiative beyond the traditional accounting scope and continuously adapt in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Training and Team Management

• Providing on the job training and manage and mentor two junior team members, overseeing their workflow and development.
• Presenting training to the cloud accounting team

Client Admin

• Updating CRM with client details
• Client scoping according to scoping document
• Preparing client proposals under supervision
• Assisting with clients onboarding and offboarding

Planning and admin

• Preparation of agenda for monthly planning meetings with the POD Leader
• Timeous submission of Timesheets before COB on Fridays
• Ensure that all projects assigned to your portfolio are rolled out monthly, and that all tasks are signed off on a daily basis.
• Review of budgeted vs actual hours spent on clients

Requirements

• The ideal candidate for this position will hold an AGA(SA), SAIPA or CIMA qualification and have at least 2 years post articles experience within an accounting firm environment.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Xero, and QuickBooks.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships independently and professionally.
• Experience working with US-based clients and an understanding of their expectations (not RSA-based approaches).
• Comfortable working remotely with flexibility to accommodate occasional late client meetings (up to 7 PM).
• Mentally agile, self-driven, and proactive in finding solutions.
• Experience with e.g. Amazon and Shopify integrations is a big plus.

Characteristics of the ideal candidate:

• Planning & self-actualisation
• Attention to detail and problem solving
• Analytical thinking and reality testing
• Teamwork and independence
• Rule-folllowing
• Leadership