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Hire Overseas
Hire Overseas
1 – 10 Employees
ConsultingLogisticsMarketing
Hire Overseas is a recruitment agency founded in 2023 that helps businesses find overseas talent for remote roles across technical, design, marketing, administrative support, and related functions. The company works with clients in areas including consulting, marketing, and logistics, with a focus on connecting them with carefully screened candidates who can support day-to-day operations and business growth. Hire Overseas states that it accepts fewer than 1% of global applicants into its talent network.
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Staff Accountant – South Africa (Remote)

Manage South African payroll, VAT, reconciliations, and monthly reporting for small-business clients. Document accounting decisions and develop AI-assisted workflows for an evolving accounting system.

ZASouth AfricaRemoteFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredAccountant

Description

  • Manage the monthly accounting cycle for a simulated portfolio of small, owner-managed clients
  • Review payroll instructions, run payroll, and verify tax payment deadlines
  • Prepare EMP201 returns for PAYE, SDL, and UIF, reconcile them to payroll, and arrange payment
  • Review monthly client packs to confirm all required records are included and cover the correct period
  • Capture and classify bank and card transactions
  • Post journals for stock, depreciation, payroll, creditors, and debtors
  • Reconcile bank and card accounts and maintain loan and owner loan schedules
  • Prepare monthly management reports covering the income statement, balance sheet, gross profit analysis, and commentary
  • Complete VAT calculations and VAT201 returns every second month and arrange payment
  • Resolve AI partner review notes, save approved files, and complete month-end close procedures
  • Investigate inconsistencies and outdated or revised content in source files
  • Organize documents according to their applicable accounting period
  • Request missing or unclear records from simulated client managers and bookkeepers
  • Flag clients exceeding the R2.3m VAT registration threshold when they are not registered
  • Record accounting procedures, decisions, and judgments as training data for an AI model
  • Create and improve detailed, step-by-step accounting workflows for AI use
  • Compare AI-generated work with completed accounting records, identify errors, and support corrections
  • Use AI models to capture and classify transactions, draft reports, and review accounting work
  • Complete the application process, including prequalification questions, a video introduction, a potential role-specific assessment, interviews, and background or reference checks

Requirements

  • BCom in Accounting, National Diploma in Accounting, or an equivalent qualification
  • Up to two years of experience in an accounting practice or finance team, including completed articles or an in-progress learnership
  • Practical month-end accounting experience, including transaction capture, bank reconciliations, journal entries, and management reporting
  • Working knowledge of South African VAT, PAYE, SDL, UIF, EMP201, and VAT201 returns
  • Proficiency in double-entry bookkeeping, journal posting, and resolving bank reconciliation issues
  • Strong Excel capability, including lookups, pivot tables, and cleaning irregular CSV files
  • High attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines
  • Clear and courteous written English for client requests and review responses
  • Genuine interest in AI and in breaking accounting tasks into clear, teachable steps
  • Comfort working with AI models and evaluating or challenging their output
  • Experience with Eureka, Sage, Xero, or a comparable accounting system is advantageous
  • Experience with Sage Pastel Payroll, Sage VIP, or SimplePay is advantageous
  • SARS eFiling experience is advantageous
  • Trainee registration with SAIPA or SAICA, or progress toward registration, is advantageous
  • Exposure to small-business clients that hold stock is advantageous
  • An updated resume is required for the application
  • A one- to two-minute Loom video is required; only applicants who submit one advance to the next stage

Benefits

  • USD payments made twice monthly, on the 15th and 30th
  • Paid time off provided under company policy
  • Holidays observed according to company guidelines
  • Fully remote work arrangement
  • Long-term permanent employment
  • Work with an AI partner from the beginning
  • Contribute directly to the development of AI for accounting

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