Accountant Supervisor - JHB at Trafalgar Property and Financial Services

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Monthly PTB Review

• Analysis of General Ledger accounts to ensure accuracy, completeness and validity of information.
• Capturing of journal entries to correct misallocations and to update external and investment account balances.
• Noting any variances or concerns on the Chairman Pack report and escalating same.
• Monthly updating of municipal reconciliations.
• Monthly escalation of insurance claim, petty cash and legal fee enquiries.
• Monthly recording of PTB distribution date on building control schedule.
• Accounts are accurate and quality of information is high.
• Chairman’s packs are sent out every month within the relevant timeframe.
• Budget Preparation and Loading
• Prepare the reserve fund budget ensuring that the building is compliant with the minimum reserve fund requirements in terms of Regulation 2.
• Incorporate the 10 year maintenance plan into the budget in terms of Regulation 22.
• Trustee approved or AGM approved budget to be loaded.
• Ensuring budgets are completed timeously and accurately and that proposed increases and levy splits are accurate. 
• Budgets are up to date and consistently performed at a high-quality levels.

Taxation

• Prepare and submit the annual income tax return with reference to the audited financial statements.
• Prepare and submit the monthly or bi-monthly VAT return.
• Quarterly request a SARS statement of account and ensure no outstanding returns, payments or refunds. 
• Tax submissions are completed and submitted timeously and within deadlines.
• Tax computations are accurate.

Annual Audit File Preparation

• General ledger to be thoroughly scrutinized for accuracy, completeness and validity of financial information.
• Audit report together with any required attachments to be copied to CD and circulated to the auditor promptly.

Review of Audited Financial Statements, Resolution of Audit Queries, Distribution of AFS and Capturing of Audit Adjustments.

• Timeous and clear resolution of audit queries with the assistance of Portfolio Manager and Trustees when requested.
• Draft AFS to be scrutinized and all audit journals related to the Balance Sheet to be investigated, understood and questioned if necessary
• Ensuring that effective and efficient interactions with auditors resulting in smooth and timeous audits.
• AFS are produced within deadlines and are at high quality levels
• Department functioning & staff supervising KPI’s
• Consistent improvement in department Dashboard scores and Quality of Work for all their KPI’s.
• Ensuring all staff are being supervised and their developmental needs being identified and uplifted.
• Managing the Tax exposure and compliance status of the branch’s tax buildings managed.
• Assisting with turn-around of insolvent buildings
• Managing the accounting for New Take-Ons

Minimum Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification graduate – Bachelor Commerce undergraduate degree
• At least five years’ experience in Accounting division
• Audit background (advantage)