Accountant - Johannesburg

Recruiter:

WAAYS Talent Sourcing

Job Ref:

Accountant - Johanne..

Date posted:

Monday, May 9, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

24000 monthly

JOB SUMMARY:
The candidate will be responsible to perform a variety of accounting, bookkeeping, tax, and financial tasks. Three years of article experience at an accounting firm

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Purpose of the position:

The candidate will be responsible to perform a variety of accounting, bookkeeping, tax, and financial tasks.
Obtain all necessary financial information from doctors/surgeries on an annual basis to
Compile annual financial statements and tax calculations on CaseWare, Draftworx, and Excel;
Prepare routine journal entries and post financial transactions; To provide accurate accounting, reconciling, and clerical.
Assistance to the accounting department.
Reach monthly deadlines (internal & external).
Help and support internal company personnel.
Add value to the department.
Perform any ad hoc tasks assigned to him/her.

Qualification(s) needed:

B. Com Accounting degree or similar

Work experience:

Three years of article experience at an accounting firm
Competency in Caseware,
Pastel and Microsoft Office and SARS e-filing. Knowledge of draft work will be an advantage.

FUNCTIONAL OUTPUT:

1. Obtaining complete information from an assigned portfolio of doctors:

Responsible to obtain all information as described in the standard operating procedures to compile annual financial statements, inter alia:
Trial balance and General ledger as of year-end
Creditors statements as of year-end
Obtain an explanation of unfamiliar expenses.
Petty cash and bank statements as of year-end
Hire-purchase statements
Bond statements
Debtors / Turnover
Property portfolio balances
Salaries (obtaining information pertaining to bonuses/increases/cycle of salary year)
VAT returns, statements, and reconciliations
Ad hoc working papers – this includes light stone reports, deed of sales, etc.

Compilation and planning of financial statements and tax calculations

Set up or roll over new CaseWare folder and obtain needed.
Import of trial balance, general ledgers, and all other working papers
Year-end journals
Calculation of depreciation, wear and tear allowances, and deferred tax calculations
Reconciliation of debtors and provision for bad debts
Reconciliation of bank and petty cash accounts
Reconciliation of creditors and provision for creditors
Reconciliation of VAT and turnover accounts
Reconciliation of payroll
Reconciliation of bonds which also includes provision for finance and banking costs
Calculation of taxation payable/ (refundable)
Getting final financial statements ready for review and sign-off.
Calculating provisional tax

3. Management responsibilities

Management of payroll, tax, and filing clerks.
Assist with any queries in any of the accounting departments.

4. Ad hoc and admin tasks

Any ad hoc tasks as assigned by upper management from time to time.

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