East London - Xero Cloud Accountant

apartmentProfile Personnel placeEast London calendar_month2025/10/25

Xero Cloud Accountant required for an accounting firm based in East London

About the role:

Working within a dynamic small team and alongside a senior accountant to deliver accurate and timeous accounting and financial management to high-net-worth families. Drafting financial statements on Draftworx is a critical skill for the job. Have a decent understanding of Xero and a willingness to learn the system will go a long way.

Duties include:

Annual Financial Statements (50%): Prepare annual financial statements on Draftworx Cloud.

Preparation and drafting of independent review files, including:

Preparing lead schedules and working programs
Liaising with the client on year-end queries
Preparing reconciliations for the independent review file
Drafting financial statements on Draftworx Cloud
Liaising and ensuring that year-end entries are raised in the client’s accounting system
Preparation of year-end files and obtaining supporting documentation

Accounting (50%):

Capture all bank transactions in Xero.
Perform monthly loan and other journal entries to keep accounting accurate and complete.
Analysing investment statements, prepare supporting schedules and raising journals accordingly.
Run reports in Xero for bi-monthly management accounts.
Agreeing returns received on investments against tax certificates.
Raising profit / (loss) entries on sale of investments to agree to supporting schedules.
Running interest schedules and raising journals accordingly.
Liaising with the client and intermediaries to request information.
Saving statements and completing forms in line with the client’s request.

Requirements:

3 – 5 years’ experience at an accounting practice
B.Com is an advantage, but not necessary
Team players with a high level of communication

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.

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