Junior/Intermediate Accountant (Cape Town CBD) at BDO South Africa

Description

BDO Business Services Outsourcing Services has vacancies for an Intermediate Accountant who will help in maintaining/managing portfolios of monthly and annual accounting clients.

Competencies:

• Experience in accounting and has a passion in preparing the accounting records from source to trial balance;
• Tech savvy and adaptability to using multiple cloud-based accounting platforms, including experience in working on the cloud when generating accounting records
• Previous experience in managing own client portfolio, including the onboarding of clients, client interaction and communications throughout the accounting assignment up until the delivery
• Requires little to no guidance when it comes to completing the accounting for multiple and various clients
• Ability to work on international projects and foreign clients
• Good knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and IFRS for Small- and Medium-sized Entities (“IFRS for SMEs”)
• Preparation of annual financial statements and experience in the tools used to preparing financial statements
• Performing tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including
• SBC’s, special allowances (s12C, s12E, etc)
• Proposing journals to client (via Senior / Manager)
• Self-disciplined
• Has a high regard of SOPs and follow process and procedure
• Excellent time management skills and responsible for managing own schedule according to client deadlines and delivery dates
• Reporting to a supervisor & efficient feedback on progress of engagements
• Managing own WIP and budgets on engagements

Additional Competencies:

• Compilation Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410
• Independent Review Engagements in terms of ISRE 2400
• Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of Close Corporations Act
• Other duties as may be required in line with the position.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• B.Com Financial Accounting
• Completion of SAIPA/SAICA articles
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
• Working knowledge of most commonly used accounting packages (for reporting purposes and ad-hoc processing)
• Detailed knowledge of Caseware, Xero, Dext and other cloudbased accounting tools that are used in the app marketplace.
• Understanding of Afrikaans is recommended
• Ability to work under pressure