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Senior Accounting Assistant
Location
South Africa
Posted
6 days ago
Salary
$600 - $900 / month
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Accounting Assistant
Assist World
• Perform account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies. • Maintain accurate financial records within QuickBooks and Sage. • Review and reconcile cash balances and financial reports. • Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable functions. • Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes. • Support bookkeeping activities across multiple client accounts. • Prepare financial reports and cash flow summaries. • Monitor and analyse financial data to identify inconsistencies and trends. • Assist in creating and maintaining financial workbooks and forecasting models. • Support investor and management reporting requirements for startup and growth-stage businesses. • Help develop financial projections and scenario analyses. • Assist with tax season preparation and administrative support. • Enter and organise tax-related data for approximately 260 annual tax clients. • Support audit preparation, documentation gathering, and reconciliations. • Ensure client records are accurate and audit-ready. • Help maintain service standards across a portfolio of approximately 12–13 accounting clients. • Monitor deadlines and ensure client deliverables are completed on time. • Communicate professionally with the firm owner regarding priorities and workload management. • Provide dependable support that enables the owner to focus on higher-level advisory and CFO responsibilities.
Job Requirements
- Strong accounting and bookkeeping background.
- Experience with QuickBooks Online/Desktop.
- Experience with Sage accounting software or ability to learn quickly.
- Excellent reconciliation and financial reporting skills.
- Strong data entry accuracy and attention to detail.
- Experience supporting multiple clients or entities simultaneously.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet skills.
- Accounting degree or equivalent accounting qualification (preferred).
- Experience working with U.S.-based accounting practices (preferred).
- Familiarity with U.S. tax preparation processes (preferred).
- Experience supporting audits (preferred).
- Experience in construction industry accounting (preferred).
- Exposure to startup, investor reporting, or CFO-level financial planning activities (preferred).
Benefits
- 100% REMOTE
- $50 birthday bonus
- $200 testimonial bonus
- $500 entry monthly raffle
- NO TRACKER. NO PROBLEM!
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