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Accountant - Tamheer
Date: Jul 21, 2022
Location: SA
Company: KPMG Professional Services
KPMG is currently seeking to hire a fresh graduate Analyst for a short term opportunity for a duration of 6 months to work with our Accounting & Finance function.
Job Role & Responsibilities:
- Providing robust accounting advice and financial analysis to support the client’s accounting and financial functions and responsibilities.
- Providing accounting support to transaction and tax teams answering questions on technical issues and providing input for reports.
- Harnessing and analyzing large amounts of data – some of which may be non-financial - in order to inform client decisions.
- Providing high quality input and supporting evidence of deliverables to demanding timescales.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with both clients and KPMG individuals.
- Development and delivery of accounting training to clients and internal KPMG teams.
Skills & Experience:
- Successfully completed studies in accounting, particularly with a focus on international accounting, auditing or business informatics.
- An interest and intellectual curiosity in accounting policies and standards and applying these principles to complex transactions in the public sector or enterprise market.
- Good knowledge of national and international accounting principles and processes as well as familiarity with commentary literature
- Ability to take initiative and work independently, but also work effectively as a member of a team.
- Safe handling of common MS Office applications.
- Willingness to learn, high analytical skills, creativity, strong communication skills as well as team and client orientation.
- Ability to build strong client and colleague relationships.
- Enquiring mind, willingness to learn and try new things.
- Demonstrated analytical ability and attention to detail.
- Problem solving attitude.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Education:
- Bachelor/Master's degree from a reputable university with excellent graduation GPA.
- Accounting Major only.