Consultant Job at PWC in Pietermaritzburg

Job Title: Consultant 3

Main Purpose:

Provide accounting related services to a portfolio of clients

Job Category: Entrepreneurial Advisory Division    

Location: Pietermaritzburg    

Job Type: Full Time    

Grade/Level: Consultant 3    

Line of Service: Assurance    

Available Positions: 1    

Division/Group: Assurance-Audit

Responsibilities/Output:

Job description: •Candidate would be responsible for the preparation of final trial balances, financial statements and tax computations for a portfolio of clients, in order to meet client, SARS and any other deadlines. The candidate would also be responsible for deceased estates. Candidate would be required to manage their time through an electronic timekeeping system (timesheets), and be responsible for monitoring the costs on the client jobs assigned to him/her. On completion of each job, the candidate will be required to prepare cost analyses, bills. Candidate will be assessed on performance on a job-by-job as well as on an annual basis, and be required to perform at the level required by PwC. •Normal PwC working hours will apply.

Requirements
Qualification Level: B Commerce    
Additional Qualification Level: n/a
Experience Required: 4 - 5 years

Competencies / Skills:

•Minimum 5 years bookkeeping experience in a professional environment. Must have worked with a portfolio of clients, having been responsible for client correspondence (speaking directly to clients to obtain information etc) as well as correspondence with third parties (eg. Banks), gathering of all financial information required to prepare annual financial statements; drafting of year end journals; preparation of annual financial statements; compilation of tax computation and calculation of tax liability; and compilation of accounting working papers. The above are required for individuals, partnerships, close corporations, small companies and trusts. Experience with farmers and farming tax would be an advantage. •Must have experience with deceased estates. •Preparation of monthly management accounts on Pastel, including ability to reconcile bank and VAT control account to VAT return where necessary. •Completion of VAT returns would be an advantage. •Experience on Caseware would be an advantage. •Ability to train junior staff (assign parts of their portfolio to junior staff, and train them to complete the work), as well as assisting juniors with basic accounting concepts. •Proficient at using Excel, Microsoft Word, email and Pastel.

How to Apply:

https://www.pwc-jobs.com/za/eh/MRJobPreview.aspx?Id=4441

Deadline: 03/03/2014