About the role
We're looking for an Accountant (CaseWare) to prepare annual financial statements for a simulated portfolio of small, owner-managed companies — from the client's year-end trial balance through to the signing pack. Your work becomes the training data and workflow designs that a cutting-edge AI accounting system learns from. This is a long-term, permanent role working directly with the founder and an AI partner at the frontier of AI development in accounting.
This is not a traditional accounting role. Yes, you will be preparing AFS to a professional standard. But you will also be documenting the steps, decisions, and judgments behind your work — not just the outputs — and helping design and test the AI workflows that follow your methodology. If you have hands-on CaseWare experience, a solid grasp of IFRS for SMEs, and a genuine interest in breaking accounting work into clear, teachable steps for AI to follow, this role is a strong fit.
Why You'll Want to Join
You will be paid in USD (bi-monthly: every 15th and 30th)
Paid Time Off in accordance with company policy
Observance of Holidays per company guidelines
100% remote setup so you can work wherever you're most productive
CaseWare license and AI training provided
Own a simulated client portfolio and work alongside an AI partner from day one
Long-term, permanent role at the cutting edge of AI development in accounting where your judgment directly shapes the AI that accountants will use
What You'll Work On
The AFS Cycle, End to End
Check each client's year-end pack including trial balance, account detail, bank certificates and statements, fixed asset register, and loan agreements, and request anything missing before starting
Agree last year's signed AFS to this year's opening balances and document any differences and the reason for them
Match client account names to CaseWare account numbers and lead sheet codes, build the import file, and load the trial balance
Tie bank balances and interest to the bank's IT3(b), foreign balances to a documented exchange rate, and creditors and income in advance to the client's detail
Post year-end journals for depreciation from the fixed asset register, deferred tax, prior-year tax adjustments, and client reclassifications, each with its supporting document
Roll forward the CaseWare file, update notes and comparatives, and prepare the tax computation
Clear AI partner review notes in writing and update the file
Prepare the final signing pack including final AFS, final trial balance, adjusting journals, tax computation, engagement letter, and loan agreements for director approval
Building AI for Accounting
Prepare each simulated AFS to a professional standard so it serves as high-quality training data
Record the steps, decisions, and judgments behind your work in a way that can be taught to an AI model
Design and refine the AFS workflows the AI follows, step by step
Test the AI against your own work, identify where it goes wrong, and help fix it
Use AI models day to day to map accounts, draft notes, and check your own work, and apply sound judgment about when their output is correct
Ongoing File and Portfolio Management
Flag turnover above the R2.3m VAT registration threshold when a client is not registered
Save the final trial balance and journals with the signed AFS and move superseded versions out of the way
Handle requests to simulated client management and bookkeepers to obtain missing or unclear records
Rework the AFS when a simulated client raises changes after the signing pack goes out
What You Bring
BCom in Accounting, National Diploma in Accounting, or equivalent
0 to 2 years of experience in an accounting practice including AFS preparation during articles or a learnership
Hands-on CaseWare experience including file setup, trial balance import and mapping, roll-forward, adjusting journals, and updating notes and comparatives — this is a hard requirement
Working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and the Companies Act
Comfortable with deferred tax, depreciation, and a company income tax computation
Strong Excel skills including lookups, lead schedules, and reconciliations
Clear, polite written English for client requests and review responses
Genuine interest in AI and in breaking accounting work into clear, teachable steps
Comfortable working with AI models and able to check and challenge what they produce
Nice to Have
Experience drafting AFS in Draftworx
Exposure to Xero, Sage, or Pastel client systems
Experience with independent review engagements
Registered as a trainee with SAIPA or SAICA, or working towards it
How to Apply
Please include:
Your updated resume
A short Loom video (1 to 2 minutes) introducing yourself, describing your CaseWare AFS preparation experience, and walking through your process from trial balance import through to a completed and reviewable CaseWare file
Only candidates who submit a Loom video will be moved to the next step of the hiring process.
If you are a detail-oriented AFS accountant with hands-on CaseWare experience, a solid grasp of IFRS for SMEs, and a genuine interest in shaping how AI learns to do accounting work, this role gives you the ownership, the AI partner, and the direct impact to do your best work.
Application Process Overview
Our comprehensive selection process ensures we find the right fit for both you and our clients:
Initial Application - Submit your application and complete our prequalifying questions
Video Introduction - Record an video introduction to showcase your communication skills and work experience
Role-Specific Assessment - Complete a homework assignment tailored to the position (if applicable)
Recruitment Interview - Initial screening with our talent team
Executive Interview - Meet with senior leadership to discuss role alignment
Client Interview - Final interview with the client team you'd be supporting
Background & Reference Check - Professional reference verification
Job Offer - Successful candidates receive a formal offer to join the team
Each stage is designed to evaluate your fit for the role while giving you insights into our company culture and expectations. We'll keep you informed throughout the process and provide feedback at each step.
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