Consultant - Advisory (Independent Review & Compilation) at SNG GrantThornton

Job Description

Who We’re Looking For

• Are you the kind of consultant who sees the bigger picture—someone who transforms financial data into strategic insights that drive client success?
• We are looking for a Senior Consultant who’s ready to lead from the front. If you bring a sharp analytical mind, deep accounting expertise, and a passion for helping businesses grow, we want to hear from you.
• We seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Consultant to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in bookkeeping and financial consulting, with the ability to provide expert advice and guidance to our clients.
• Responsibility for portfolio of clients (individuals, trust companies and cc's)

Perform the following engagements:

• Compilation Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410 Independent Review Engagements in terms of ISRE 2400 Accounting Officer.
• Engagements in terms of the Close Corporations Act Ensuring that proper planning is performed before execution.
• Ensuring SNG Grant Thornton SOPs are always followed.
• Reviewing junior staff working papers for sections allocated to them.
• Reviewing independent review files performed by junior staff.
• Proposing journals to clients.
• Communicating with clients, making engagement arrangements, and discussing engagement results.
• Accounting duties
• Preparation, processing, and maintenance of accounting records for numerous individual companies, cc, and trusts from source documents
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Preparation of review/compilation files and finalization of accounts.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Reconciliation of intercompany loan accounts.
• Preparation of interest schedules on loan accounts.
• Processing monthly general journals, monthly reconciliation of expenses Drafting AFS per IFRS and IFRS for SMEs.
• Drafting financial statements in terms of relevant accounting disclosure requirements using CaseWare.
• Performing tax computations for companies, close corporations, and trusts (including SBC's, special allowances (s12C, S12E, etc.).
• Preparation and submission of statutory returns Managing WIP and budgets on engagements.
• Updating manager and director on the progress of engagements.
• Mentoring junior staff both on the job and generally Ad-hoc processing on Pastel Director, Xero or directly in Draftworx.
• Assist other staff members where needed attending to any other matters arising, such as tax queries, etc.
• Outsourced projects when needed & other duties as may be required in line with the position.

Qualifications:

• BCom Financial Accounting and Tax as majors
• SAIPA or SAICA articles.

Required Skills/ Competencies

• For reporting purposes and ad-hoc processing, familiarity with commonly used accounting software is preferred) (Pastel Director Xero, Caseware, Draftworx, Syft, Greatsoft)
• Detailed knowledge of Draftworx.  
• Ability to lead a team.
• Work in a team and independently.
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal.