Accountant

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our client is looking for an individual with a skillset that includes payroll, accounting, and statutory compliance.  This position would entail ensuring the smoothly running of weekly and monthly financial and HR operations across multiple entities and branches.

Duties:

Accounting

• Prepare multiple cash books and perform bank reconciliations.
• Allocate debtor receipts and creditor payments.
• Handle ad-hoc Accounting and HR queries.
• Capture cash books and bond statements for 3 Investment Property and 2 Retail entities.
• Update asset registers and process depreciation for 3 Investment Property entities.
• Extract monthly Retail Management Accounts in MS Excel for 5 entities.

Payroll and Reporting:

• Weekly reconciliation of manual MS Excel attendance registers / biometrics with Sage ESS leave applications.
• Process monthly Sage VIP payroll for 3 entities across 4 branches.
• Load monthly payslips and IRP5s to Sage ESS (3 entities).
• Create FNB OBE payroll import files (3 entities).
• Extract CTC reports from VIP and reconcile staff loans and medical aid to Sage.

Compliance:

• Extract and submit EMP201, load payments (3 entities).
• Complete and submit IRP5s after interim and annual EMP501 reconciliation via eFiling.
• Monthly UIF declarations via VIP.
• Prepare and submit VAT201 and IRP6 returns.
• Extract tax clearance certificates and review SARS notices on eFiling.
• Submit CIPC annual returns and process changes.
• Annual COIDA returns submission online.

HR Administration

• Prepare offers and contracts for approval and onboarding.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in payroll (Sage VIP) and financial processing.
• Strong MS Excel skills.
• Sound knowledge of statutory submissions (EMP201, VAT201, UIF, IRP6, COIDA, CIPC).
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail,
• SAICA / SAIPA articles will be given preference

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