Contract Corporate Services Accountant

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

The Accountant: Corporate Financial Management Services will perform various accounting, servicing, coordinating, support and relationship management activities to assist with the day-to-day duties of accounting and tax services for a portfolio of Corporate Clients. The strategy is to grow this service offering and team over time.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Take full personal ownership, responsibility and accountability of all transactions, interaction and enquiries for the allocated Corporate Client portfolio. This will include, but not be limited to:
• Providing day-to-day accounting and other services to allocated clients;
• Preparing trial balances, management accounts;
• Compile client’s annual financial statements (companies and trusts);
• Carrying out, on a timely basis, all administrative tasks assigned;
• Assist the accountants with any requests that come from the client;
• Applying standard procedures to facilitate the rendering of quality services to clients in a consistent, effective and efficient manner and exercising quality control to ensure that all accounting reports conform to set standards;
• Assisting to ensure that clients’ files (be it electronic or paper based) are organised, complete and up to date;
• Recording all time spent accurately to facilitate invoicing and internal reporting;
• Follow processes and procedures, working to set quality standards and keeping to agreed turn-around times;
• Ensure that client queries and/or complaints are dealt with efficiently and timeously, and escalated immediately where needed
• Liaise with internal departments to promote clear channels of communication and working relationships;
• Provide ad hoc assistance with projects and analyses in Corporate Clients as required by Corporate Clients management;
• Perform tax computations and filling of client’s tax returns (companies and trusts).

RISK MANAGEMENT

Responsible for implementing and maintaining controls relevant to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• BComm (Accounting) or equivalent degree / diploma (preferable SAIPA registered);
• 2-4 Years practical experience in auditing or accounting, ideally in the professional services or financial services industry;
• Proven experience capturing accounting journals, and compiling management accounts;
• Proven experience in preparing annual financial statements for companies and/or trusts;
• Proven experience submitting income tax and VAT returns;.
• Proven experience with Draftworx Software for the preparation of financial statements;
• Experience in working with Xero Accounting advantageous.