Senior Accountant at BDO South Africa

Job specifications:

• Responsibility for portfolio of clients (Individuals, Trust, Companies and Close Corporations)
• 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 Close Corporations Act
• Ensuring that proper planning is performed before execution
• Ensuring BDO SOP's are followed at all times
• Reviewing junior staff working papers for sections allocated to them
• Reviewing working paper files performed by junior staff
• Proposing journals to client
• Communicating with clients and making engagement arrangements, discuss engagement results

Accounting duties

• Preparation, processing and maintenance of accounting records for numerous Individuals, Trust, Companies and Close Corporations from source documents
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparation of audit 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 partner on progress of engagements
• Mentoring junior staff both on the job and generally
• Ad-hoc processing on Pastel Partner, Xero or directly in Caseware
• 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

Skills requirements:

• BCom Financial Accounting and Tax as majors (preferred Hons. BCom accounting but not a requirement)
• Competed SAIPA or SAICA articles preferred
• Working knowledge of most commonly used accounting packages (for reporting purposes and ad-hoc processing)
• Detailed knowledge of Caseware working papers

Role requirements:

• Ability to lead a team
• Work in a team and independently
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
• Ability to travel

The appointment will be made in terms of the firm's Employment equity Policy

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted