Senior Accountant-
Johannesburg - South Africa
Job Summary
Employment Type: Full-time Independent Contractor
Work Model: Remote
Work Hours: US Pacific Standard Time (PST) alignment (Core overlap 9:00 AM 6:00 PM US Pacific time)
We are seeking a detail-driven high-volume Senior Accountant to serve as the engine of our monthly close process across multiple client this role you will own the end-to-end transactional accounting lifecycleincluding daily bank/card coding AP/AR operations multi-entity payroll processing schedule maintenance and month-end reconciliations.
The benchmark for this seat is simple: support workpapers must be clean self-explanatory and audit-ready allowing the Controller to review rather than rebuild. Furthermore our firm runs natively on AI. You will actively utilize LLM tools (e.g. Claude) within your daily accounting workflows to build prompts automate manual processes draft variance commentary and accelerate transactional executiontaking complete personal ownership of the final numbers.
1. Daily Transactional Accounting & Schedules
Daily Transaction Coding: Code bank and corporate card transactions daily across assigned entities maintaining a zero-uncoded transaction standard at the end of each day.
AP & AR Management: Process accounts payable end-to-end (vendor setup bill entry approval routing payment runs) and manage accounts receivable (invoicing cash application AR aging follow-up).
Schedule Maintenance & Reconciliations: Maintain prepaid accrued expense fixed asset contract lease and insurance schedules; post recurring amortization depreciation and intercompany journal entries while performing clean monthly bank and credit card reconciliations.
2. Multi-Entity Payroll & Benefits Administration
Payrun Execution: Prepare semi-monthly salaried and biweekly hourly payruns across client entities; validate new hires terminations rate changes bonuses and PTO against rosters before routing for approval.
Payroll Close & Allocations: Prepare per-payrun import journal entries with correct Class and Location dimensions calculate monthly payroll/PTO accruals reconcile benefit invoices and clear payroll clearing accounts with clean workpapers.
Variance Analysis: Build recurring payrun variance reports comparing current to prior payruns providing written explanations for material headcount rate or hours variances.
3. Month-End Close & AI-Driven Automation
Close Execution: Deliver assigned close calendar items on time preparing self-explanatory balance sheet reconciliations and drafting first-pass flux analysis explanations.
AI & Automation Integration: Utilize Claude (or equivalent LLMs) daily to create reusable prompt templates for categorization logic reconciliation reviews allocation schedules and variance commentary.
SOP Documentation: Write and maintain comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for every recurring accounting task owned.
Professional Experience: 5 years of full-cycle accounting experience managing transactional operations and month-end closes.
Mandatory AI Fluency: Current hands-on daily working experience utilizing Claude or an equivalent LLM inside real accounting workflows (writing/refining prompts automating manual tasks and critically auditing AI outputs). A live AI working exercise is included in the interview.
Core Accounting Stack: Deep hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online (QBO) advanced spreadsheet skills (lookups pivots schedule building from raw exports) and multi-entity accrual accounting fluency.
Schedule & Time Zone Alignment: Dependable Slack responsiveness with full availability during core US Pacific Time (PST) business hours (9:00 AM 6:00 PM PST).
Communication & Discretion: Excellent written and verbal English skills capable of managing high transaction volumes across multiple entities with high accuracy.
Degree in Accounting; CPA CA or equivalent professional track.
Direct experience with BILL Brex (or Ramp/Expensify/Coupa) Rippling or PEO platforms.
Multi-entity intercompany accounting and ASC 842 lease schedule preparation experience.
Prior background in a fractional or outsourced accounting firm serving healthcare or multi-site service clients.
30-Day Benchmark: Achieving zero uncoded daily transactions taking ownership of prepaid/accrual schedules and mastering assigned close calendar workflows.
60-Day Benchmark: Delivering 100% of assigned close items on calendar with support passing review on the first pass running AP/AR cycles without Controller intervention.
90-Day Benchmark: Establishing written SOPs for all recurring tasks taking first-pass ownership of flux commentary and converting at least one manual schedule into an AI-assisted automated workflow.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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