Accounting Manager

SUMMARY:
Accounting Manager

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities

• Own and actively participate in the month-end close process, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete delivery of client financial reports.
• Prepare and review bank, credit card, and general ledger reconciliations, resolving complex scenarios as necessary.
• Maintain and review subsidiary schedules, including fixed assets, debt, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Analyse financial data, investigate variances, and ensure accuracy of account balances.
• Prepare and review journal entries, including payroll, sales, inventory, and other month-end adjustments.
• Prepare and perform final review of financial statements prior to client delivery.
• Process and review payroll, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations.
• Prepare and review payroll tax filings, deposits, and related compliance requirements.
• Manage complex payroll matters such as garnishments, support orders, and tax notices.
• Prepare accurate and timely payroll tax deposits and related filings.
• Verify employees’ vacation, sick leave, and PTO accruals, adjusting as necessary.
• Oversee and assist with accounts payable functions, including bill entry, payment processing, and vendor issue resolution.
• Prepare and review sales tax returns, ensuring timely and accurate filings.
• Prepare and review annual Personal Property tax returns.
• Respond to and review IRS and state notices related to payroll and sales tax.
• Review work performed by staff accountants, providing feedback, corrections, and guidance to ensure quality and consistency.
• Act as the main point of contact for client communications regarding transactional work.
• Assist in promptly and courteously addressing client enquiries via email and video; conduct virtual meetings with clients as required.
• Represent the company in a courteous, efficient, and friendly manner in all client and employee interactions to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Manage 20–25 client accounts with revenues under £1 million simultaneously.

Candidate Attributes

• 6–8 years’ public accounting experience, with progressively increasing responsibility in client management and financial oversight.
• 2–3 years’ experience in a supervisory role, managing and developing a team of 2–3 individuals.
• Proven experience reviewing others’ work, providing constructive feedback, and training team members to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Solid understanding of debits and credits is essential.
• Detail-oriented with strong organisational skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines across multiple client accounts while coordinating team workflow and priorities.
• Capable of multitasking and managing several clients simultaneously.
• Confident, capable, and comfortable in both written and video client communications to convey information clearly and effectively.
• Enjoys working directly with clients and building strong relationships.
• Excellent verbal, written, and video communication skills.
• Proactively communicates with clients, client advisors, and tax teams.
• Self-starter with the ability to identify and complete tasks independently without instruction.
• Works independently, self-directed, and highly motivated.
• Maintains a high degree of confidentiality.
• Proficient with technology, including Microsoft Office suite, Gmail, Zoom, Xero, QuickBooks, Dropbox, Payroll Relief, and Practise Ignition; ability to quickly learn new platforms is essential.
• Please note: we are primarily a Xero firm and rarely use QuickBooks.
• The successful candidate will be required to be based at our offices in Umhlanga.