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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.\nThe work here goes beyond standard month-end execution. You will run each simulated client's month to a professional standard, but you will also document the steps, decisions, and judgments behind your work so an AI system can learn from them. That means designing and testing the workflows the AI follows, not just producing the outputs. If you have hands-on month-end experience, a working knowledge of South African VAT and payroll compliance, and a genuine interest in making accounting work teachable to a machine, this role is a strong fit.\nWhy You'll Want to Join\nYou will be paid in USD (bi-monthly: every 15th and 30th)\nPaid Time Off in accordance with company policy\nObservance of Holidays per company guidelines\n100% remote setup so you can work wherever you're most productive\nOwn a simulated client portfolio and work alongside an AI partner from day one\nLong-term, permanent role at the cutting edge of AI development in accounting where your judgment directly shapes the AI that accountants will use\nWhat You'll Work On\nThe Monthly Accounting Cycle\nCheck that the client's payroll instructions are complete, process the payroll, and confirm the tax payment date\nPrepare the EMP201 covering PAYE, SDL, and UIF, tie it to the payroll summary, and prepare the payment\nReceive the client's monthly pack including bank and card statements, asset register, stock, creditors, debtors, bad debts, sales summary, and petty cash, and check that every file is present and covers the right month\nCapture and code bank and card transactions and post stock, depreciation, payroll, creditor, and debtor journals\nReconcile bank and card accounts to the statements and keep loan and owner's loan schedules current\nDraft the monthly management report including income statement, balance sheet, gross profit analysis, and a short written commentary\nPrepare the VAT working and VAT201 return every second month and prepare the payment\nClear AI partner review notes, save final versions, and close the month\nQuality Control and File Management\nSpot what does not look right in the pack including old content carried into new files, changed bank file layouts, and supplier names spelled differently\nFile every document for the period it belongs to, not the month it was produced\nHandle requests to simulated client management and bookkeepers to obtain missing or unclear records\nFlag turnover above the R2.3m VAT registration threshold when a client is not registered\nBuilding AI for Accounting\nRun each simulated month to a professional standard so it serves as high-quality training data\nRecord the steps, decisions, and judgments behind your work in a way that can be taught to an AI model\nDesign and refine the monthly workflows the AI follows, step by step\nTest the AI against your own work, identify where it goes wrong, and help fix it\nUse AI models day to day to capture and code transactions, draft reports, and check your own work, and apply sound judgment about when their output is correct\nWhat You Bring\nBCom in Accounting, National Diploma in Accounting, or equivalent\n0 to 2 years in an accounting practice or finance team including completed articles or a learnership in progress\nHands-on experience running month-ends including capture, bank reconciliations, journals, and management reports\nWorking knowledge of South African VAT, PAYE, SDL, and UIF, and the EMP201 and VAT201 returns\nConfident with double entry; you can post journals and explain why a bank reconciliation does not balance\nStrong Excel skills including lookups, pivot tables, and cleaning up CSV files with irregular layouts\nDetail-oriented and deadline-driven; tax dates and payday do not move\nClear, polite written English for client requests and review responses\nGenuine interest in AI and in breaking accounting work into clear, teachable steps\nComfortable working with AI models and able to check and challenge what they produce\nNice to Have\nExperience with Eureka, Sage, Xero, or a similar accounting system\nExperience with Sage Pastel Payroll, Sage VIP, or SimplePay\nSARS eFiling experience\nRegistered as a trainee with SAIPA or SAICA, or working towards it\nExposure to small-business clients with stock such as retail, veterinary, or medical practices\nHow to Apply\nPlease include:\nYour updated resume\nA short Loom video (1 to 2 minutes) introducing yourself, describing your month-end accounting experience, and walking through a month-end you have run from the client pack through to the final management report and reconciled books\nOnly candidates who submit a Loom video will be moved to the next step of the hiring process.\nIf you are a detail-oriented staff accountant with hands-on month-end experience, a working knowledge of South African VAT and payroll compliance, 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.\nApplication Process Overview\nOur comprehensive selection process ensures we find the right fit for both you and our clients:\nInitial Application - 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