Staff Accountant
Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
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Job Summary
- Prepare month-end client financial reports which are delivered to the client timely complete and accurate every month.
- Reconcile multiple bank and credit card feeds coding transactions and maintaining general ledger.
- Maintain subsidiary records for fixed assets loan balances and other accounts.
- Analyze and reconcile accounts as necessary.
- Book payroll monthly sales inventory and other month-end adjusting journal entries.
- Prepare and review financial statements before delivering them to the manager.
- Prepare payroll for clients employees.
- Prepare accurate and timely payroll tax deposits and related filings.
- Process garnishment support orders and IRS documentation related to payroll.
- Verify employees vacation sick and PTO accruals and adjust as needed.
- Accounts Payable - enter and pay bills settle disputes review statements etc.
- Prepare sales tax returns and related filing instructions.
- Prepare and file Personal Property tax returns annually.
- Prepare IRS and State payroll and sales tax correspondence.
- Client facing and main point of contact for client communications around transactional work.
- Assist in timely and courteously answering client questions via email and video; meeting virtually with our clients as needed.
- Relaying relevant comments from client to manager.
- Represent the company in a courteous efficient and friendly manner in all client and employee interactions to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Responsible for 20-25 <$1 Million revenue client accounts simultaneously.
- 4-6 Years of public accounting experience.
- Solid understanding of debit and credits a must.
- Detail oriented and strong organizational skills.
- Ability to manage deadlines of various client accounts.
- Ability to multitask to manage multiple clients simultaneously.
- Self assured capable comfortable and adept in both written and video client communication to clearly and effectively.
- Enjoys working and communicating directly with the client.
- Excellent verbal written and video communication skills.
- Proactively communicate with each client client advisor and tax team.
- Self starter - able to identify work that needs to be done and do it without being instructed to do so.
- Ability to work independently be self-directed and motivated.
- High degree of confidentiality.
- Proficiency with technology including Microsoft suite Gmail zoom Xero QuickBooks Dropbox Payroll Relief Practice Ignition are all pluses. Must be able to learn new platforms quickly.
- Please note we are a Xero firm that rarely uses Quickbooks.
Required Skills:
4-6 Years of public accounting experience. Solid understanding of debit and credits a must. Detail oriented and strong organizational skills. Ability to manage deadlines of various client accounts. Ability to multitask to manage multiple clients simultaneously. Self assured capable comfortable and adept in both written and video client communication to clearly and effectively. Enjoys working and communicating directly with the client. Excellent verbal written and video communication skills. Proactively communicate with each client client advisor and tax team. Self starter - able to identify work that needs to be done and do it without being instructed to do so. Ability to work independently be self-directed and motivated. High degree of confidentiality. Proficiency with technology including Microsoft suite Gmail zoom Xero QuickBooks Dropbox Payroll Relief Practice Ignition are all pluses. Must be able to learn new platforms quickly. Please note we are a Xero firm that rarely uses Quickbooks.
