Remote Senior Financial Accountant

About Us: Thrive offers outsourced accounting and CFO services tailored to growing businesses and non-profits, enabling full-spectrum financial services without the need for an in-house department.

Reporting to: Account Manager or Partner (to be determined)

Main Purpose of the Position: We are looking for a mature individual who is highly organized and is a fast learner. The person will be responsible for performing daily account recording duties for various clients. In time, we expect this position to learn about the general VAT, employment, and other compliance matters specifically related to South Africa.

Working hours: This is a fully remote position, based out of South Africa. The main requirement is for the person to be available during our RSA core hours: 9am-5pm daily. The person is responsible for ensuring that there is a secure and consistent internet connection to allow for collaboration and work.

Key Deliverables:

• Processing of client accounting in software such as Xero, QuickBooks, and Zoho.
• Accurate processing of supplier and sales invoices in accordance with the VAT Act.
• Reconciliation of bank accounts in Xero and to PDF bank statements.
• Month-end journals (payroll, depreciation, accruals, deferred income).
• Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts to support the management accounts.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts.
• In time: preparation of payroll, monthly VAT submission, and EMP submission.

Experience Required:

• At least 5 years post-ACCA qualification experience as an accountant in a fast-paced industry.
• Good Excel skills.
• Previously worked on Xero or QuickBooks.
• Understands and has experience with Nigerian Tax matters: employee TAX, Value Added Tax, Withholding and Income tax.
• Has experience in managing people and has previously managed a team.

Behavioural/Soft Competencies, Skills, and Abilities:

• Highly organized and a fast learner.
• Excellent communication skills and eager to learn more.
• Creative mindset facilitating problem solving through software and processes.
• Takes initiative.
• Able to meet numerous deadlines set.
• High level of accuracy.
• Able to work remotely where supervision is intermittent.

Education and Qualification:

• Completed ACCA.
• Undergraduate in BCom or equivalent.

Computer Skills and Knowledge:

• Advanced Excel.
• Other software that will be learned in the role:
• SimplePay.
• Dext.
• Xero.

Other:

This position will start with a short-term (3 months) initial trial contract. This will be extended to an annual contract once the initial period has been successfully completed. The position will always remain contractual; i.e., Thrive is not registered as an employer in Nigeria. All local taxes remain the responsibility of the successful candidate.

The candidate is expected to use their own laptop for this consultancy.

Application Process:

• Submit your CV.
• Complete this Google form: https://forms.gle/tVRAx5ohCS4VHoZW8.
• Interested candidates will be invited to complete a short introduction video of themselves.
• Shortlisted candidates will go through an online test, followed by an online interview with one of the partners.
• We will be undertaking reference checks on the successful candidate.

Deadline:

• 15 December 2024.

Only successful candidates will be contacted for next steps.