DEFERRED TAX & ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE (Salary P16000/month) 1247 views

A Gaborone-based newly established accountancy firm seeks to recruit an experienced and qualified accountant who will set-up and offer general accounting services with an initial bias towards deferred tax based on income tax computations already prepared for clients by independent professional consultants. The role is meant to be a long-term one and is best for someone who intends to end up as a shareholder in the firm.

ROLES

The roles of the job include, among other related ones, the following:

• To set-up and operationalize the accounting firm’s business from scratch
• To prepare deferred tax calculations on behalf of the firm’s existing and new clients
• To come up with go-to-market strategies which will ensure that the firm competes with the top players in the market. Guidance on this will be provided.
• To craft new services which can increase the company’s business such as trainings, and resource outsourcing.

QUALIFICATIONS

• FUlI ACCA, CIMA, BICA or equivalence with vast experience in deferred tax and general accounting acquired in a professional services environment.
• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in accounting and reference letters regarding proficiency in deferred tax matters
• Strategic thinker, go-getter with an aggressive marketing appetite.
• Applicant must be ready to write articles in the media for some time as a way of selling the business before commencing the actual service provision.

REMUNERATION

The candidate will start on a monthly salary of P16 000.00. The salary will increase annually by the greater of 25% or the annual rate of revenue growth in each year. The company will also pay a commission of 3.5% of annual revenue on bi-annual intervals. Accommodation in a 2 or 3 bedroomed house will be provided at a 30% discount on the going market rate. Shareholding in the firm will be provided after completion of the first 5 years.