Accountant - Observatory, Cape Town

Recruiter:

Time Personnel

Job Ref:

CPT001983/Del

Date posted:

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location:

Observatory, South Africa

JOB SUMMARY:
Do you have your degree with aproximately three to five years accounting experience and are ready to join our International Client for this exciting opportunity?

This opportunity will involve management of our clients accounting entities and interacting with all subsidiaries across the group internationally. Exposure to working with foreign currencies highly advantageous!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

REQUIREMENTS

Matric plus relevant qualification
Minimum of 3-5 years bookkeeping and accounting experience
Sage experience advantageous
Exposure to working with foreign currencies would be advantageous

DUTIES

Manage full financial function of 4 holding entities
External audit of these 4 holding entities
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
Invoice/Receipt entry onto sage, payment of Invoices, raising and issuing Invoices, issuing of AR statements to regional offices
Set up new account and new cost codes in Sage X3, raising Purchase Order and Delivery Notes, recharges to regional offices, credit notes, statement recons
Weekly/monthly Petty cash reconciliation, posting journal entries to Sage
Rebates and listing fees ensuring all product data is up to date, raising and distribution of rebate and listings invoices to regional offices, ensuring prompt payment and posting Foreign currency - restating foreign balances at month end spot rates
Prepare and submit monthly VAT return
Maintenance of fixed asset register
Maintenance of lease register
Reconciliation of bank accounts, cash book, credit card receipts and statement reconciliation, processing and payment of staff expenses, VAT receipt submission, posting payments and expenses to Sage, account balances are to be reconciled in Sage
Prepare monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts including intercompany reconciliations
Load annual budget into Sage
Prepare monthly set of management accounts (vs budget) with commentary
Monitor monthly expenditure to ensure it remains within budget
Monitor balances across bank accounts
Monitor appropriate internal controls
Prepare payment listing, load & release payments, verify new banking details, maintain banking records and signatory updates etc
Provide all necessary information for cashflow forecasting
Provide necessary schedules and information to tax consultants
Provide input and schedules required by external auditors
Monitoring, follow up and resolution of audit issues
Assist with drafting full IFRS sets of AFS using Caseware
Assist the Group CFO/Group FM with detailed analytical work and special investigations when or as needed
Complete and submit any government surveys
Any adhoc tasks and duties when or as the need arises

Salary: negotiable dependent on experience

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