Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day accounting processes of the business, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, and maintaining strong internal controls. Operating within a BPO environment, this role requires the ability to manage accounting processes across multiple clients or business units, ensure compliance with South African statutory requirements, and support the broader finance function in delivering reliable financial information to internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilitie

sFinancial Reporting & Month-End Clos

• eManage the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring deadlines are me
• tPrepare and review monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analyse
• sEnsure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements in line with IFRS/local GAA
• PReview general ledger entries and journals for accuracy and completenes

sAudi

• tAssisting with audit requests and supporting documentation
• .Providing explanations and supporting schedules to the audit team
• .Assisting with finance-related audit queries
• .Supporting the finance team during the audit process where required

.Ta

• xPreparation and population of VAT schedules
• .Submission of monthly VAT returns
• .Management of all SARS VAT audits and verification requests
• .Follow-up on VAT refunds and SARS correspondence
• .Ensuring all available VAT refunds are recovered as efficiently as possible
• .Monthly EMP
  201 employee tax submissions
• .General SARS tax administration and correspond enc
• eHandle Annual tax return submission in coordination with HO Tax and Tax consultant

sCompany secretarial and compliance support

• Beneficial Ownership declarations and updates
• .General CIPC compliance matters
• nManage and mentor a team of accountants, providing guidance and performance feedbac
• kAllocate workload across the team and monitor delivery against SLAs (where applicable in a BPO/client-servicing context
• )Conduct performance reviews, identify training needs, and support staff develop men

tCompliance & Control

• sEnsure compliance with South African tax legislation, including VAT, PAYE, and income tax submission
• sMaintain and improve internal financial controls and accounting policie
• sCoordinate external audits and liaise with auditors, tax practitioners, and regulatory bodie
• sEnsure adherence to company and client-specific accounting standards and reporting requirement

sBudgeting & Forecast in

• gAssist in the preparation of annual budgets and periodic forecast
• sMonitor actual performance against budget and report on significant variance
• sSupport cost control initiatives across the busines

sClient & Stakeholder Management (BPO-Specific

• )Act as a point of escalation for accounting queries from internal business unit
• sEnsure accounting deliverables meet specific reporting formats, timelines, and quality standard
• sSupport onboarding of new client accounts from a finance/accounting process perspectiv
• eMaintain clear communication with cross-functional and cross-border teams where relevan

tProcess Improve men

• tIdentify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve efficienc
• ySupport system implementations or upgrades related to accounting/ERP platform
• sContribute to the standardization of accounting procedures across team

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Qualificati

• onsA Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (essenti
• al)
  Professional accounting qualification or progress toward one (e.g., SAIPA, CIMA, ACCA, or working toward CA(SA)) advantage
• ous Solid understanding of IFRS and South African tax and statutory requireme

nts

Exper

• ience
  
  Minimum of 3 to 5 years' relevant accounting experience, with at least 1–2 years in a supervisory or managerial cap
• acity
  
  Prior experience within a BPO, shared services, or multi-client accounting environment strongly advanta
• geous
  
  Experience managing month-end close processes and statutory repo
• rting
  
  Exposure to managing or servicing multiple entities, business units, or clients simultane

ously
Skills & Compet

• Skills Strong working knowledge of accounting software/ERP systems (e.g., Sage, Pastel, Xero, SAP, or si
• milar)
  Experience with Workday would be advant
• ageous
  
  Advanced proficiency in Microsoft
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