Client Account Manager - CA(SA) or AGA(SA)

The Accounting Company is a cloud based accounting firm consisting of five companies from which we provide accouting, payroll, secretarial and tax services to the SME market.

We are a young team lead by two CA(SA)s. We work around deadlines and make use of cloud based solutions to ensure that we meet these deadlines.

We service the SME market and we have clients who are in the manufacturing, IT, consulting, homeowners association, retail and other industries.

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, very organised, outgoing, loyal and confidential team player who understands the importance of meeting deadlines and who is willing to jump in and help other team members to get things done. The ability to use IT software and adapt to using online processes is a must. The candidate should also be neat and presentable.

The role will be included in decisions and strategy within the company the companies, and will been seen as an important 2iC position to the directors.

This role is a client facing role and will oversee and be involved in the following tasks:

• Managing the bookkeepers and the progress of their work
• Finalising client monthly accounts
• Preparing management accounts
• Preparing VAT reports and submissions
• Preparing annual financial statements
• Assisting with and/or submission of provisional tax and annual tax returns for companies
• Assisting directors with monitoring of the team tasks within our process management software
• Assisting directors with marketing ideas
• Potential involvement in payroll and required statutory submissions thereof
• Attending client meetings

The applicant must be a recently qualified CA(SA) or AGA(SA) and the following experience will be advantageous:

• Knowledge of the South Income Tax Act (companies and individuals)
• Knowledge of the South African VAT Act and its rules and requirements
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (incl/esp for SMEs)
• The ability to communicate clearly is imperative
• IT confidence and savviness is a must
• Team player, and willingness to teach/train other team members and clients
• Fast learner, and/or the ability to “think on one's feet”
• Organised and deadline oriented
• Take pride in their work and the presentation thereof
• Enthusiasm for working with many clients and assisting them to understand their business and its results better
• Experience with Xero and its add on apps is advantageous
• Experience with Draftworx or other drafting software is advantageous
• Experience with SARS eFiling submissions is advantageous

The applicant must have their own transport and preferably live in the East Rand/Jhb area.

From R400k to R600k CTC per annum depending on qualification, experience and skill set.

Please email a copy of your CV as well as salary expectations to ***email_hidden***