Job Description

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Our client is seeking to recruit a Senior Client Accounting who will report to the Manager - Business Solutions and Private Clients. The incumbent will assist the Manager- Business solutions and private clients in contributing to the growth within the division and to ensure that the specific allocated tasks are carried out efficiently and diligently.

Responsibilities:

Know your client:
Understand the client overall business and structure.
Monitoring client affairs in line with the business plan.

Compliance:
Ensure that Companies’ financial statements under your responsibility are prepared and filed within the statutory deadline.
Ensure that Companies’ tax computation and Income tax return under your responsibility are prepared and filed within the statutory deadline.
Ensure that all statutory deadlines (VAT, TDS, PAYE, CSG, PRGF) and all other statutory deadlines are met.
Ensure that all FSC surveys are completed and submitted by deadline date (as communicated by the Manager)
Adhering to the procedures manual.
Ensure that clients accounting records under your responsibility are complete, accurate and updated.
Reply to emails/queries within 24/48 hrs (excluding public holidays and weekend).
Ensure that client accounting file are up to date and all supporting documents received from client are filed properly.
To ensure that timesheets are completed by the deadline set by the Manager.
To achieve a minimum of 80% chargeable time every week.

Client service:
Day-to-day management of client affairs in relation to accounting matters.
Understand the client’s accounting queries.
Dealing with auditors, banks for audit confirmation and other intermediaries for letter of confirmation.
File all statutory obligations with the relevant authorities within set deadline
Request for all information with regards to the preparation of Financial Statement, VAT, TDS, PAYE at the beginning of the month.
Review all written resolutions to ensure that all transactions are properly recorded in the financial statements
Read all agreements and understand transaction being undertaken.
Always go the extra mile to help the client.
Dealing with clients and willing to lead meeting with client.
Dealing with client complaints.
Assignments provided for review should be in line with relevant accounting/regulatory laws with minimum level of review comments.
Review assignments of Assistant/Associate client accountants in line with relevant standards and acts.
Provide on-the-job training to Assistant/Associate client accountants.