Financial Accountant

SUMMARY:
Immediately available for a Limited Duration Fixed Term contract?  FMCG / Distribution concern based in Isando has an opening for a Financial Accountant.  Assist with the company's compliance to the SOX Act; provide assistance with the taxation function within the company and the statutory annual financial statements.  Manage the AP function and provide assistance in various accounting functions within the Finance Department.

POSITION INFO:
Successful incumbent with have a completed B.Com (Accounting) degree / similar, coupled with 3-5 years related Accounting experience within the FMCG / Distribution sectors. Recent Syspro experience is essential. KPI's include: Internal audit / Sarbanes Oxley project manager/External audit - Oversee the Sarbanes Oxley Act section 404 requirements including - planning of the quarterly audit, and external audit; updating documentation of processes; performing walkthroughs, at least annually; performing bi-annual testing of controls; identifying weaknesses in internal controls and reporting of these deficiencies to the financial manager and relevant heads of department; Taxation - Assist with of Completion of all tax returns (Monthly VAT returns, quarterly Ad-valorem returns, provisional tax, STC etc); Assist with Performing the VAT reasonability; Maintenance of the Ad-valorem tariff code table in the system; Monthly reporting of tax forecasts to New York as well as the annual Form 5471; Assist with Preparation of the annual tax pack and completion of the IT14 return; Audit liaison of the annual tax pack; Review of tax schedules; Assistance with all tax related queries/audits; Statutory Annual Financial Statements - Assist and support the FM with the preparation of statutory annual financial statements; Financial Accounting - Performing monthly B/S recons; Preparing and posting monthly journals; Responsible for the fixed assets register; Budget and forecast load into HFM; Analysis of A&M expenditure by brand support and indirect expenses; Balancing of HYP vs GL; Review of stores rebates and trading terms by customer; Preparation of the tables of authority; Accounts Payable - Review of aged payables exception report; Review of audit trail of vendor master file changes report; Review monthly creditors reconciliations; Assist and support the Finance Manager with the preparation of the Statutory Annual Financial Statements.