Accountant

A. Direct Accounting & Tax Services
• Receive, review, classify, and record accounting documents for an assigned portfolio of clients (approximately ____ clients).
• Prepare and submit VAT, Personal Income Tax (PIT), and Corporate Income Tax (CIT) returns, invoice usage reports, annual financial statements, and tax finalization dossiers.
• Act as the primary point of contact for business owners and clients’ in-house accountants: provide guidance on document collection, explain financial figures, and proactively identify potential tax risks.
• Provide basic tax consulting on Personal Income Tax (PIT), household businesses, and individual business activities.
• Explain and work with tax authorities during tax inspections and audits involving clients. B. Quality Control & Subcontractor Management (Key Focus)
• Develop and implement quality standards and review checklists applicable to all accounting and tax dossiers before they are delivered to clients.
• Review work performed by subcontractors, ensuring consistency between accounting records, supporting documents, and tax declarations; assess the reasonableness of accounting entries and identify potential tax risks. Approve and sign off on all deliverables before submission to clients.
• Manage the client portfolio as a project portfolio: assign a person in charge to each client, establish deadlines, track progress and status, and monitor risks through a centralized management dashboard.
• Coordinate workloads during peak periods (annual tax finalization, PIT finalization periods, and financial reporting deadlines): allocate tasks, proactively flag potential delays, and prepare contingency plans when subcontractors fail to meet requirements.
• Conduct periodic subcontractor performance evaluations based on measurable criteria, including on-time delivery rates, rework rates, and responsiveness; recommend contract continuation, workload adjustments, or replacement.
• Serve as the main point of contact for complaints regarding deliverable quality: identify root causes, request corrective actions, and establish measures to prevent recurrence.
• Monitor subcontractors’ scope of work, fees, and quality/timeline commitments; reconcile actual completed work against payment costs.
• Control the transfer of client data to subcontractors to ensure compliance with confidentiality agreements. C. ZA Office Internal General Accounting
• Record all accounting transactions; monitor accounts receivable/payable and follow up on outstanding collections.
• Manage fixed assets and tools/equipment, including prepaid expense allocation and depreciation.
• Perform period-end journal entries, month-end/year-end closing, and prepare internal financial statements and tax declarations within deadlines.
• Monitor cash inflows and outflows and prepare weekly/monthly cash flow forecasts.
• Prepare periodic management reports for the Board of Directors, covering revenue by service line, outsourcing costs and remaining profit margins by client segment, outstanding receivables/payables, and variances against budget. D. Processes & Tools
• Standardize templates, checklists, and document workflows for both internal teams and subcontractors.
• Implement expenditure control procedures, including advance payments, expense settlements, payment requests, and approval workflows.
• Ensure all accounting records (both physical and digital) are properly maintained in compliance with regulations and can be easily retrieved and handed over when required.