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Junior Accountant Jobs in Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa at ExecutivePlacements.com
Title: Junior Accountant
Company: ExecutivePlacements.com
Location: Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
Junior Accountant
Recruiter:
Helderberg Personnel CC
Job Ref:
SW006267/JM
Date posted:
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Location:
Somerset West, South Africa
SUMMARY:
Our client, a leading cloud-based accounting firm is seeking to employ a Jnr Accountant.
The ideal candidate will have a B.Comm (Acc.) or similar degree, SAIPA or CIMA with completed articles or comparative experience and 2-3 Years Xero and/or Sage cloud-based accounting experience essential.
POSITION INFO:
The purpose of this role is to manage an accounting portfolio and perform dynamic outsourced accounting functions.
Requirements:
- Comm (Acc.) or similar degree
- SAIPA or CIMA with completed articles or comparative experience
- 2-3 Years Xero and/or Sage 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
The successful incumbent will:
- 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
- Utilise CRM and Practice Management software to document required activities
- Pro-actively train and improve skills
- Be deadline driven
- Work well under pressure, pro-actively addressing clients’ needs with the ability to multitask and manage multiple clients
- Have excellent communication skills
