Accounting Manager (SAIPA & SAIT)

• Prepare weekly payables schedules and payment packs.
  
• Process payments strictly in accordance with authorised payment schedules and delegated authority limits.
  
• Maintain weekly cash flow projections.
  
• Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts and liquidity analyses.
  
• Monitor funding requirements and escalate risks to management.
  
• Prepare detailed payables reports for weekly payments, the 25th of the month, month -end, and beginning -of -month payment cycles.
  

• Maintain accurate accounting records in Xero up to trial balance level.
  
• Perform and review bank, debtor, creditor, and inter company reconciliations.
  
• Process journals, accruals, and prepayments.
  
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules.
  

• Prepare monthly management accounts including:
  

• income statement
  
• balance sheet
  
• cash flow summary
  
• budget vs actual analysis
  

• Provide financial insights and variance explanations to management
  
• Monitor key financial KPIs
  
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes
  
• Support strategic decision -making through financial analysis
  

• Prepare and submit VAT201 returns
  
• Prepare and submit EMP201 and EMP501 reconciliations
  
• Prepare provisional tax (IRP6) calculations
  
• Submit IT14 corporate income tax returns
  
• Liaise with SARS and respond to queries or audits
  
• Ensure valid Tax Practitioner registration and maintain an active SARS e -filing profile to facilitate the submission and administration of all tax filings
  

• Process monthly payroll through SimplePay
  
• Ensure compliance with PAYE, UIF, and SDL obligations
  
• Maintain payroll records and employee tax certificates
  

• Prepare annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS for SMEs or other applicable financial reporting frameworks
  
• Maintain supporting audit files and working papers
  
• Liaise with independent reviewers or auditors during year -end processes
  

• Ensure compliance with SARS filing deadlines
  
• Ensure financial controls are applied to payment processes
  
• Maintain supporting documentation for tax and accounting records
  
• Monitor compliance with accounting policies and internal financial procedures
  
• Maintain professional body membership and comply with CPD requirements where applicable
  

• Recruit, supervise, train, and performance -manage a team of accountants
  
• Allocate portfolios of client entities to accounting staff
  
• Review work prepared by team members including reconciliations, management accounts, and tax submissions
  
• Implement quality -control procedures for all financial reporting deliverables
  
• Monitor staff productivity, deadlines, and service standards
  
• Oversee service delivery to client entities and ensure adherence to service -level agreements
  

• Identify and implement improvements in financial systems and accounting processes
  
• Drive automation and efficiency within accounting workflows
  

• Assist management in compiling financial information required for investment valuations and ensure correct accounting treatment of valuation adjustments
  

Requirements

• SAIPA registered
  
• Must be a registered Tax Practitioner with an active SARS e -filing profile
  

• Minimum 7–10 years accounting experience
  
• At least 3 years in a supervisory or management role
  
• Experience in accounting firm or multi -entity environment
  
• Group consolidation and reporting experience advantageous
  

• Xero – accounting system and reconciliations
  
• Syft – financial analytics and reporting
  
• Excel – financial modelling, reconciliations, and reporting schedules
  

• Entrepreneurial mindset and out -of -the -box thinker - ability to identify operational improvements and implement efficient financial processes
  
• Pro -active
  
• Demonstrated leadership capability in managing accounting teams
  
• Strong problem -solving ability and willingness to take ownership of financial operations