Accountants plan, organize and administer accounting systems for individuals and establishments. Some occupations classified here examine and analyze the accounting and financial records of individuals and establishments to ensure accuracy and compliance with established accounting standards and procedures.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- The majority of Accountants earn a salary between R13 529 and R51 861 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Accountants ranges from R13 529 to R27 694.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between R19 128 and R36 248 per month.
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- A Accountant in human health and social work activities in scale 6 with 5 years or more experience earned minimum R17 000,00 and maximum R44 891,00 per month in 2019.
Duties and tasks
- Advising on, planning and installing budgetary, accounts controlling and other accounting policies and systems
- Preparing and certifying financial statements for presentation to management, shareholders and statutory or other bodies
- Preparing tax returns, advising on taxation problems and contesting disputed claims before tax officials
- Preparing or reporting on profit forecasts and budgets
- Conducting financial investigations in such matters as suspected fraud, insolvency and bankruptcy
- Auditing accounts and bookkeeping records
- Conducting investigations and advising management on financial aspects of productivity, stockholdings, sales, new products, etc
- Devising and controlling systems to determine unit cost of products and services
