Contract Group Accountant

Recruiter:

CF Consulting

Job Ref:

2869699803

Date posted:

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

This is a maternity cover role for 7 months.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Reporting to the Financial Accounting Manager the incumbent is responsible for the complete month end close process of several international entities across the Group. Including the preparation of financial records under IFRS, financial statements, preparing and submitting relevant tax filings and providing financial information to stakeholders across the Group, enabling them to make budgeting and investments decisions.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Complete bank reconciliations for the bank accounts of specific Group entities on a weekly and monthly basis to ensure that the cash records are correct
Liaise with the billing team to ensure that they have completed the billing, WIP accruals, bad debt provisions and income split journals for assigned Group entities each month
Liaise with the accounts payable team to ensure that accruals and prepayments are booked correctly each month
Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports
Completion of IFRS 16 lease accounting journals for relevant entities
Check that the AP team has posted expenses to the correct department versus budget
Understand and adhere to all financial and accounting regulations and legislation
Complete VAT and Tax returns, for the appropriate countries' tax authority within the required deadlines
Assist with the completion of regulatory returns during busy periods and provide data to the regulatory reporting team for monthly regulatory cap updates
Input into the calculation of local and Group service level agreements
Preparation of weekly/monthly cash flow forecasts
Assist with the preparation of year-end statutory financial statements
Liaison with auditors
Respond to adhoc financial queries by gathering and interpreting data
Prepare board report packs including financial analysis and commentary
Manage two junior group accountants and Provide on the job training and support to team members

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Qualified accountant / chartered accountant (SAICA)
Previous IFRS experience
Good knowledge of different jurisdictional tax requirements is advantageous
Previous financial services experience
Regulatory filings experience
3-5 years’ working experience
Good technical accounting skills
Good knowledge of different accounting systems —knowledge of NavOne in advantageous
Strong Excel skills (knowledge of macros, Power Pivot and Power BI would be an advantage)
Experience in preparing financial statements on Caseware
Very good attention to detail and anorganised logical approach is essential
Proactive and solutions oriented
Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build effective working relationships and influence change

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