Great opportunity exists for someone wanting to gain valuable exposure and experience within a dynamic company. Reporting into the Financial Manager and ultimately the Group Financial Manager, you will be required to analyse and review monthly accounts, perform monthly comparisons as well as compile budgets and forecasts, and get invovled in year- end audit. This is a great opportunity to use your accounting knowledge,business acumen and analytical ability to assist in direction and processes.
Duties & Responsibilities
Processing of accounting transactions and journals
• Reconciliation of general ledger accounts
• Ensure timeous posting of all information to the general ledger, so as to comply with reporting deadlines
• Review of the monthly accounts for validity, accuracy and completeness of all transactions and ensure that they are posted to the correct accounts
• Perform monthly comparison to approved budgets and highlight any significant variances
• Preparation and distribution of internal financial statements and monthly management accounts
• Management and meeting of various deadlines
• Maintenance of general ledger accounts
• Preparation and reconciliations for year-end audit files
• Assistance with year-end audit
• Monthly preparation and submission of vat returns and reconciliations, ensuring deadlines are met
• Review and approval of daily payments in line with internal controls
• Support to operational teams and assisting them with solutions when required
• Responding to requests for financial information
• Compilation of budgets and forecasts
• Involvement of ad-hoc finance projects
• Analytical and operational accounting calculations
• Various administrative functions within the financial roles of the organisation, eg banking, CIPC, etc
• Ensuring cross border documents and information is supplied, where necessary
• Liaising with “on the ground” administrators
• Supply timeous, complete and accurate information for decision making purposes
• Ensure compliance to all financial legislative and regulatory requirements
• Understanding of accounting software and support to users
Desired Experience & Qualification
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
• Honours in Accounting from a reputable institution
• Preferably served articles in a reputable audit firm
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior position in a finance function
REQUIREMENTS:
• Understanding of IFRS and IAS
• Understanding of legislative and regulatory requirements of business
• Sound knowledge of Vat, Income Taxes and Payroll Taxes
• High level of proficiency as a user of software / accounting packages (preferably SAGE X3)
• Overall technical proficiency
• High degree of analytical and technical skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office knowledge
• Ability to travel when required
Package & Remuneration
Negotiable depending on experience
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