Financial Advisory Firm in South Africa | RTA

Accounting Firm

Accountant and Administrative Support

Job Title:

Accountant and Administrative Support

Location:

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

Job type:

Permanent

01 Overall role

RTA is a leading cloud-based accounting firm that provides accounting, financial management, tax, software and business intelligence solutions.

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Accountant & Administrative Support professional to join our Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) office. The successful candidate will support an accounting portfolio while providing administrative and operational support to the practice.  

  • Complete an outsourced bookkeeping function for allocated clients including all processing work, relevant reconciliations i.e. bank reconciliations, creditor’s reconciliations, VAT reconciliations etc.
  • Perform the payroll function of allocated clients
  • Build and manage client relationships and ensure compliance
  • Plan and manage all client deliverables i.e. all inter-functional activities
  • Complete outsourced accounting and bookkeeping functions for clients
  • Prepare and submit tax returns, provisional tax, payroll, EMP201, VAT recons and related returns
  • Prepare monthly management accounts and annual financial statements
  • Strong technical skills with the ability to support team members where necessary
  • Assist with general office administration, operational support, client onboarding and liaise with third parties as necessary.
  • Utilise CRM and Practice Management software to document required activities
  • Pro-actively train and improve skills
  • Be deadline driven
  • Focussed with attention to detail
  • Work well under pressure, pro-actively addressing clients’ needs with the ability to multitask and manage multiple clients
  • Have excellent communication skills
  • Have a strategic mindset towards growth with a commitment to ethical excellence
  • B.Comm (Acc.) or related degree beneficial
  • SAIPA or CIMA with completed articles or comparative experience beneficial
  • 2-5 Years’ Cloud based accounting experience essential
  • Accounting, Income Tax, Provisional Tax, PAYE, VAT, SARS, E-filing knowledge
  • Advanced Excel, CaseWare, Syft Analytics, Sage, Quickbooks, Xero, SimplePay experience beneficial

How to apply

Send your CV (PDF) and a short cover note to:
careers@rta.co.za
Subject line:  Job Title: (Your Name)

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