CIMA Trainee Accountant — Mentored Finance Career Path

Menlyn Maine, South Africa | Posted on 04/28/2026

Ease Accountants is recruiting for CIMA Trainee Accountants to join our team!

As a CIMA Trainee Accountant, your role is designed to offer you comprehensive training and mentorship as you develop key accounting and financial management skills. Over the course of the three-year program, your responsibilities will evolve from basic tasks to more advanced functions, with a gradual reduction in supervision, allowing you to take on increasing responsibility and independence.

• Record and process cash-book, debtors, creditors, and assets, and prepare supporting schedules with guidance and supervision.
• Assist with payroll tasks, including payroll processing, reconciliations, and submissions (EMP
  201, EMP
  501, COIDA/WCA) under guidance and supervision.
• Assist with preparing supporting schedules for annual financial statements and compiling basic financial statements under supervision.
• Ensure SARS compliance, including preparation of VAT schedules, reconciliations, and submission of VAT
  201 under guidance and supervision.
• Engage with clients to build and maintain relationships.

• Update CRM with client details.
• Assist with clients onboarding and off boarding.

• Plan monthly deliverables for your assigned portfolio.
• Log timesheets on time allocations spend.
• Ensure weekly and monthly sign-offs for all projects in your portfolio.

• Regularly attend and participate in company team events.
• Develop and maintain a positive, productive company culture.
• Promote and ensure adherence to company values.
• Foster a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and mutual respect.
• Ensure scheduled training is completed.
• Engage with Cloud Accounting Manager for support on unfamiliar tasks.
• Stay updated with the latest accounting industry changes and trends.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a Bcom Accounting Degree or equivalent and be based in Pretoria, South Africa.