Employer: Workers Holdings Purpose of the role Forming part of a team providing accounting, tax, and general advisory services to a client portfolio. This entails assisting a manager in the fields of accounting and regulatory requirements with a specific focus on relationships with clients to guarantee and surpass their expectations of service delivery. The key responsibilities of the position are: Take overall responsibility for assigned work and be able to work independently Support and coach junior team members to develop themselves on a personal and technical level Interrogating current practices and proposing enhancements to improve efficiencies with a specific focus on technology Identify information required and requesting it from clients and/or relevant sources Take responsibility of monthly financial accounting services Preparing reconciliations of financial statement line items Compilation of financial statements Proposing appropriate accounting treatments in line with applicable financial reporting standards Provisional and income tax calculations Reconciliation and submission of input/output VAT Review of work performed by junior team members Ability to identify errors and propose appropriate remedies Adhering to deadlines in a timeous manner In addition, the following internal tasks will also be required: - Accurate record keeping and adhering to set budgets - Adhering to internal strategic goals and operational activities in terms of approved policies and procedures - Take ownership of personal develop through development plans and requesting continuous feedback on their progress in relation to these plans (performance management) - Complying to risk management and related policies and procedures Ensuring that quality assurance standards/measures are met, both internally set standards and the requirements of external bodies