Senior Accountant: Independent Reviews at BDO South Africa

Job specifications:

• Responsibility for portfolio of clients (individuals, trust companies and cc's)
• Perform the following engagements:
• 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.
• Reviewing junior staff working papers for sections allocated to them.
• Reviewing independent review files performed by junior staff.
• Proposing journals to client.
• Communicating with clients, making engagement arrangements and discuss engagement results.
• Accounting duties
• Preparation, processing, and maintenance of accounting records for numerous individual companies, cc and trusts from source documents
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Preparation of audit files and finalization of accounts.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Reconciliation of intercompany loan accounts.
• Preparation of interest schedules on loan accounts.
• Processing monthly general journals, monthly reconciliation of expenses Drafting AFS per IFRS and IFRS for SMEs.
• Drafting financial statements in terms of relevant accounting disclosure requirements using Caseware.
• Performing tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including SBC's, special allowances (s12C, S12E, etc.).
• Preparation and submission of statutory returns Managing WIP and budgets on engagements.
• Updating manager and partner on progress of engagements.
• Mentoring junior staff both on the job and generally Ad-hoc processing on Pastel Partner, Xero or directly in Caseware.
• Assist other staff members where needed attending to any other matters arising, such as tax queries etc.
• Outsourced projects when needed & other duties as may be required in line with the position.

Requirements

• BCom Financial Accounting and Tax as majors.
• Hons. BCom in accounting or related qualification.
• SAIPA or SAICA articles.