Accountant - Independent Reviews and Compilations - Remote

Overview

Are you an experienced accounting professional looking to advance your career? MGI Bass Gordon has an exciting vacancy for an Accountant who has completed their SAICA articles or has 5–10 years’ bookkeeping experience in the professional services industry.

In Short

• Prepare budgets for approval by manager or partner before beginning work
• Import and map client financial information into Caseware
• Process relevant year-end journal entries to finalize Trial Balance for drafting of Annual Financial Statements (AFS)
• Prepare Tax and deferred tax computations and capture appropriate journals and AFS disclosures in this regard
• Draft quality annual financial statements in terms of the applicable accounting framework (most commonly IFRS for SME’s)
• Prepare quality working paper files, which meets the standards of the Firm
• Prepare all documents that are required to be signed by client, ensuring that these are in brown cover when handing the file in for review
• Prepare all quality control documents that are required to be signed off by the partner(s)
• Prepare analysis of time spent to budget with detailed explanations of any deviations prior to handing in file

Requirements

• A relevant Accounting Degree.
• SAICA articles completed or 5–10 years’ bookkeeping experience
• Proficiency in CaseWare, MS Excel, and tax computations.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS for SMEs.
• Exceptional attention to detail, time management, and communication skills.
• A passion for client service and a drive to deliver excellence.
• Xero experience is a plus!

Benefits

• Supportive environment where expertise is valued
• Contributions drive success for clients and team
• Diversity and inclusion encouraged
• Dynamic team dedicated to creating meaningful impact