SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
My client is seeking a detail-driven accountant to join their finance team. You will report to the Group Finance Manager and play a key role in delivering accurate financial information and ensuring robust accounting controls.
Qualifications and Experience
- BCom degree, accounting diploma, or equivalent qualification
- Minimum of three years’ commercial accounting experience
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP and statutory reporting requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts, trial balances, and bank reconciliations
- Maintain accurate general ledger entries and daily data captures
- Develop cash flow forecasts and analyse revenue and expenditure trends
- Coordinate annual audits and ensure timely submission of statutory returns
- Produce and manage annual budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses
- Monitor payroll processes, prepare wage summaries, and related reports
- Enforce compliance with GAAP, internal policies, and high standards of financial hygiene
- Provide ad hoc financial support and liaise with management and other departments
Skills and Attributes
- Excellent planning, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Logical thinker with effective time-management
- Self-reliant, responsible, and service-oriented mindset
- Innovative approach and cultural sensitivity
