Accounting Supervisor at Forvis Mazars Group

Job Description    

• An opportunity exists at Forvis Mazars in South Africa; an international professional services firm.
• If you have the right experience, want to work for a key player in the industry and have the drive to succeed and to build the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you.
• To be considered, solid experience in a similar role is an absolute must.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Manage various client portfolios
• Review annual working paper files in MS Office Excel
• Review annual financial statements (AFS) on Caseware
• Perform independent reviews (IR) in accordance with the review standard
• Review monthly client transactions
• Review monthly management account reports
• Review client statutory returns (VAT)
• Resolve review queries from assistant manager/manager/partner and do final entries as per partner’s finalization
• Manage individual productivity and budgets (include completion of timesheets)
• Monitor the percentage jobs completed per partner portfolio
• Analyse write-offs per partner portfolio
• Authorise competencies for SAIPA trainees as per logbook
• Assist with process of providing consulting services as requested by clients
• Address client queries
• Efficient service delivery to clients (Team performance)
• Capacity management per team
• Job planning and allocation of work
• Resolve escalated queries
• Approve timesheets, leave and overtime
• Performance management (Management component)
• On-going review / monitoring of work (technical quality, timeousness and productivity)
• Preparation of budgets and the management thereof (client) (WIP management)
• Identify and provide/ensure on-the-job- training/coaching/guiding within the team

Minimum Requirements    

• Recognised 3 year degree as per the SAIPA/SAICA requirements
• Professional membership required
• At least 5+ years of experience within an accounting/auditing environment of which 1 year in a similar or senior role
• MS Office (Word, Excel)
• Pastel and/or Xero Accounting and/or Sage and/or any other cloud accounting system
• Caseware preferred
• Knowledge of current legislation and other regulations relating to the work

Closing Date    

• 2025/06/23