Financial Accountant

We have a Financial Accountant role that will offer growth and challenge within a professional and dynamic finance team. The role will partner with business and provide accurate financial/management accounting reports to management timeously. This role will take full responsibility for month end and year end reports and will have oversight and co-ordination of the annual external audit.

Duties include:

• Provide accurate and proper financial/management accounting reports to management timeously.

• Responsible for month end and year end reports timeously, including monthly reports to CEOs

• Reporting to SARS including VAT, STT, DWT, Provisional Tax Return, and Annual Tax Return (IT14 and IT14SD)

• Responsible for the Reconciliation of Acumatica (General Ledger ) to management accounts.

• Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of accounting entries posted to the General Ledger. This includes monthly processing of various provisions, depreciation, prepayments, etc.

• Review allocations for Corporate Credit Card and upload journals to Acumatica (bank recons)

• Responsible for day to day banking. Ensuring that accurate payments are made to authorised suppliers.

• Cash management, monitoring weekly cash flow.

• Oversight and co-ordination of annual External Audit of responsible entity

• Preparing Annual Financial Statements and potentially assist with the preparation of the Consolidated Annual Financial Statements

• Calculation of Apportionment Ratio''s

• Quarterly reporting to Board (entity specific and group specific)

• Assist with FSCA Reporting

• Assist with activities within the operations space, including

o Preparation of client fee calculations in terms of mandate

o Implementation of any mandate changes in client fee calculations

• Reconciling Bank accounts

• Processing Journals to Acumatica

• Participate in the weekly finance team meeting, and ensure action points are followed up on

• Maintain the fixed asset register

• Assist with streamlining the Capex Process

• Group reporting and Reconciliation of inter-company balances

• Develop and document business processes, and keeping this document updated

• Keep up with financial policies, regulations and tax legislation relating to group entities

• Streamline and recommend improvements to current systems and processes

• Perform Accounting and Finance Function for third party / Smaller Group Companies as required for third party / Smaller Group Companies as required

The ideal candidate will be:

• Self-starter who is willing to take on responsibility for a wide array of tasks
• Highly methodical
• Ability to work under limited supervision
• Positive Team Player
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Client orientated and able to see the bigger picture