Intermediate Accountant

BDO South Africa


Date: 1 day ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time
BDO Business Services Outsourcing Services has vacancies for an Intermediate Accountant who will help in maintaining/managing portfolios of monthly and annual accounting clients.

Competencies

  • Perform the following annual engagements:
  • Annual write-up of accounting records utilising the firms preferred software tool, i.e. Xero, SAGE Online, Pastel Partner
  • Compilation Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410
  • Independent Review Engagements in terms of ISRE 2400
  • Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of Close Corporations Act
  • Ensuring that proper planning is performed before execution
  • Ensuring BDO SOP’s are followed at all times
  • Proposing journals to client (via Senior / Manager)
  • Communicating with clients and making engagement arrangements, discuss engagement results
  • Drafting AFS per IFRS and IFRS for SMEs
  • Performing tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including SBC’s, special allowances (s12C, s12E, etc)
  • Monthly accounting - processing accounting transactions and reconciliations to Balance

Sheet, preparation of management accounts and calculation and reconciling of VAT and PAYE

  • Managing own WIP and budgets on engagements
  • Updating Manager and Partner on progress of engagements
  • Mentoring junior staff both on the job and generally
  • Assist other staff members where needed
  • Outsourced projects when needed
  • Other duties as may be required in line with the position

Requirements

  • B.Com Financial Accounting
  • Ability to work in a team and independently
  • Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
  • Working knowledge of most commonly used accounting packages (for reporting purposes and ad hoc processing)
  • Detailed knowledge of Caseware Working paper

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