Senior Client Accountant -Team Leader

Company Profile:
A passionate, driven, Accounting firm where people centricity is key. Founded 5 years ago. They have strong business ethics which are the cornerstone of their craft. Commitment, accuracy and trust are the pillars upon which their team was built. They are now looking for a new team member to lead the team and be part of the company growth. If you are a strong Senior Accountant Team Leader with Management experience and Entrepreneurial thinking, this will be the team for you.
Services: Taxation, Procurement, Accounting & Bookkeeping, Payroll, Business Facilitation

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day-to-day activities of the team
• Review the work of and provide guidance to the accountant(s) & Junior Accountant(s) whenever required.
• Assist in the management of all accounting procedures and systems used by the organisation.
• Assist in achieving maximum profitability and growth in accordance with organisation plans.
• Assist in the management of recruitment of team members, subject to agreed criteria.
• Effectively delegate and assign tasks to team members, monitor and control workload of team members as well as chargeable hours
• Attend clients’ meetings and have direct interaction with clients as and when required.
• Assist the MD by providing daily support as and when requested.

Accounting duties:

• Responsible of an allocated clients portfolio.
• Respective to the allocated portfolio –
  • Prepare financial statements and ensure that same are fully compliant with legal and statutory requirements.
  • Prepare tax returns and other statutory returns within deadlines.
  • Other cognate duties.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience in leading a team.
• Proven ability of expressing technical and complex issues, both in writing and orally.
• Result driven, ie, strive to make things happen and able to take decisions in the absence of the MD in line with the firm’s rules & policies.
• Holds or has substantially completed ACA or ACCA qualification or equivalent.
• +8 years’ experience in preparing client accounts would be desirable.
• Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS would be an advantage.
• At ease in working with different accounting & payroll software.

Consider your application unsuccessful should you not be contacted within 7 working days.