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Accounting Assistant

Job Description - Accounting Assistant

Potentiam is a fast-growing global offshore solutions provider connecting top talent with leading UK and European businesses. With offices across South Africa, Romania, India, and Brazil, we offer international exposure, real career progression, and the opportunity to work with high-performing global teams.

We combine global opportunity with local support - giving you the chance to grow, make an impact, and build a long-term career in a business that’s scaling fast.



Global clients. Clear progression. Real opportunity.



About Our Client


Our client is an award-winning online accountancy firm in Ireland and the UK. They are a team of accounting and company secretarial professionals, using cloud technology to help clients access our professional services simply, easily, and securely.

They are dedicated to helping founders launch, grow, and manage their businesses. They take care of the compliance needs of Directors and their companies. From company setup stage through to secretarial, tax and accountancy needs.



Purpose of Role

In your role as Accounting Assistant you will be supporting four (4) teams of Accountants.  This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in account-related functions within the business -end close, variance analysis, and other financial processes as required



Duties & Responsibilities


  • Provide administrative assistance on workflow systems, for example loading documents

  • Email communication with clients, initially under the supervision of accountants

  • Support on accounts production once fully skilled

  • General Bookkeeping activities




Skills & Abilities

  • Familiarity with an accounting system

  • Excellent numerical skills

  • Excellent PC literacy skills

  • Detail orientated with a high degree of accuracy

  • Passion for working in the accounting field

  • Tertiary degree (Auditing, Accounting etc.) or a Bookkeeping degree with experience

  • Strong multi-tasking, organizational, and time management skills

  • Excellent communication in English - both written and verbal

  • Willingness to learn 


​​​Location and Hours

Cape Town CBD, Hybrid - 09:00-17:00 BST



Data Privacy Notice


The personal information you provide during the application and recruitment process will be used solely for recruitment purposes, in accordance with our data protection policies.

For any questions regarding data processing related to HR activities, please contact Chantal Endemann at [email protected].

All data shared with third parties complies with applicable confidentiality and retention requirements.






 
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