Financial Accountant

Recruiter:

Conova Recruitment

Job Ref:

MHO

Date posted:

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location:

CapeTown, South Africa

Salary:

Annual Salary

JOB SUMMARY:
Financial Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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

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