Opportunity Available!! Our leading client in the Accounting Sector is looking to employ a Senior Accountant to join their dynamic team in East London. Main Purpose of The Position:Processing of accounting records onto a computerized accounting system resulting in an accurate and complete set of books.Completing of annual financial statements of CC's, trusts, sole proprietors and Body Corporates and working paper files.Calculation of taxation owing by business and individuals. Completion of statutory returns e.g. PAYE, UIF, SDL, VAT, Workman's Compensation etc.Completion of annual IRP5's and EMP501's. Liaising with clients directly. Supervise and train junior and intermediate accountants.Responsibilities:Supervise and initiating the processing of client information cheques, receipts, sales invoices, purchase invoicesPerform bank reconciliationsProcessing and reconciling of Petty Cash and cash control accountsKeeping of a fixed asset registerGeneral journals – e.g. depreciation, provisions, interest salaries, stock, etc.Process journal entries e.g. new instalment sale agreements, interest on borrowings, provisions, accruals of income and expenses, bad debts ect.Foreign exchange transactionsReconcile debtors and creditors statements.Correct accounting treatment on disposal of assets (property, plant & equipment) and investments and the calculation of the taxation on capital gains/losses.Analyse the resulting trial balance for mistakes / deviations and be able to discuss the results with the client.Analytical review of AFS – GP%, Inventory days, Creditors days, Debtors daysAbility to record books from insufficient records.Produce a draft set of financials and a working paper file for sole proprietors, close corporations, trusts, partnerships, small business corporations, farmers and Body Corporates.Prepare the notes to financial statementsFormulate accounting policiesIdentifying provisions and contingent liabilitiesCalculate the tax liability for sole proprietors, individuals, close corporations and trusts, small business corporations, farmers,Body corporates and partnerships.Calculate the taxation on lumpsum payments by retirementNon-resident taxWithholding Tax on companiesCalculation of PAYE/UIF/SDL levies and VAT.Completion of statutory returns e.g. UIF/SDL/PAYE/VAT.Liaise with client re payment of the above returns.Preparations of payroll.Issuing of IRP5's and IT3's and reconciliation to EMP501 at year end.Reconciliations of input/output VAT to annual financial statements and monthly trial balancesCompiling and discussing with the client of monthly management accounts.Recording and identifying short comings in internal controlsAccounting for Loans on Related PartiesSet-up of accounting systems for clientsRequirementsBCom degree or equivalent work experienceCompleted articles (advantageous)3-5 years working experienceMicrosoft Office (Excel / Word)Caseware (advantageous)Vanilla Payroll (advantageous)Pastel (advantageous)Xero (advantageous)Communication skills: Be able to converse in English/Afrikaans/Xhosa (advantageous) About Michelle Tuck cc t/a Staff Solutions Staff Solutions is a bespoke recruitment agency founded in 2004,with a national footprint. Our team provides both permanent and temporaryrecruitment services to the majority of industries/sectors throughout SouthAfrica. We are open to international recruitment too. StaffSolutions offers "old-fashioned recruitment ethics and values ", inan advanced technological environment. We pride ourselves in keeping upto date with technological advances, but still retain the personal touch withboth our clients and candidates. If you are a General Manager or aGeneral Worker, your application is important to us. More Jobs at Michelle Tuck cc t/a Staff Solutions#J-18808-Ljbffr
