Senior Accounting Clerk – Hilton at Accountancy Placements

• Our client is seeking an experienced and meticulous Senior Accounting Clerk to join their team. The successful candidate should have strong accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

Annual Financial Statements 

• Prepare and review annual financial statements of varying complexities
• Understand and oversee data capturing and processing
• Perform reconciliations of debtors, creditors, bank accounts and other relevant accounts
• Have a strong understanding of bookkeeping through to trial balance
• Maintain and review the Fixed Asset Register
• Prepare and review amortisation schedules
• Reconcile and balance intercompany loans
• Prepare and review tax computations and IT48s
• Prepare and review tax distribution schedules

Management Accounts 

• Prepare management accounts, supporting documentation and executive summaries
• Perform reconciliations of debtors, creditors, bank accounts and other relevant accounts
• Process and reconcile VAT returns
• Process payroll and prepare EMP201 and EMP501 submissions
• Have a strong understanding of bookkeeping through to trial balance

Taxation 

• Prepare and review tax returns
• Prepare responses to SARS audit queries

Statutory Returns

• Prepare and review VAT returns and submissions
• Complete and submit WCA returns

Supervision and Training

• Supervise junior and middle accounting clerks
• Provide training and assistance to team members as needed

Requirements

• 5+ years’ relevant accounting experience
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong work ethic, good timekeeping and a deadline-driven approach
• Strong organisational and methodical working skills
• Good working knowledge of Pastel/Sage, Xero, Pastel Payroll or other payroll software, GreatSoft, eFiling and EasyFile
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Teams
• CaseWare Working Papers experience would be advantageous