Manager - Bookkeeping - UK experience essential

We are looking for a manager with at least 2 years of UK bookkeeping and VAT experience. You will join our team in Johannesburg and work closely with our UK-based colleagues and clients.

The role will be fully office-based for the first three months to support a smooth onboarding process, with the option to transition to a hybrid working arrangement thereafter.

Department Accounting Employment Type Permanent Location Johannesburg Workplace type Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of clients and junior team members
• Bookkeeping
• Preparation of Management Accounts
• Financial Reporting
• UK VAT Returns
• Client Portfolio Management
• Month-end and Year-end Processes
• Reconciliation of Accounts (Bank, Supplier, Customer)
• Use of Accounting Software (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, Sage)
• An understanding of UK accounting standards and tax regulations
  
  

The above responsibilities are not definitive

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Professional services experience required
• SAIPA/ACCA qualified with a demonstrable track record of accounts experience in an accountancy practice
• Excellent technical knowledge of accounting standards, corporation tax and VAT
• Ability to perform to a high technical and professional standard
• Minimum 2 years of UK experience
  
  

About Sumer Offshore Services

We are dedicated to being the champions for SME businesses. Working together with our colleagues in the UK we are able to remotely deliver a range of accounting, tax, audit, advisory and business services to clients across the UK and Ireland.

Whether its to free up time so that businesses can focus on the things that matter, help grow the business, or work through the trickiest of problems, we are here to help you succeed.

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