Financial Accountant (SA)

 

Recruiter:

AGA Recruitment Specialists

Job Ref:

CPT000155/AG

Date posted:

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location:

Capetown, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related


JOB SUMMARY:
Our client, a leader in the industry is seeking a Financial Accountant (SA) , You will be responsible for accounting for all transactions, reconciliations and reporting for the operations and related entities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  1. Financial reporting: Monthly management reports
  • Check to ensure that data is posted correctly by product, region, platform, brand and game.
  • Reconcile data imported into Business Central to source information, to ensure all transactions are accounted for and correct.
  • Match all open items in vendors, customers and bank accounts.
  • Investigate anomalies and open items timeously.
  • Recalculation of usage fees, royalties and rebates and checking that this agrees to the terms of the relevant contract.
  • Posting all invoices, accruals and prepayments.
  • Posting all intercompany and intergroup billing in accordance with the relevant contracts. - Proactively resolve any queries raised. Analytical reporting
  • Ensure that all relevant data is split by product, region, platform, brand and game, where appropriate.
  • Preparation of monthly income statement with relevant commentary.
  • Preparation of monthly regional income statement.

  1. Corporate Governance: Audits
  • Preparation of internal and external audit files.
Liaise with other contributors to ensure completeness of all audit files.
  • Liaise with the manager regarding all queries from the external auditors.
  • Resolve queries from external auditors in a timely manner. Tax management and compliance
  • Preparation of tax calculations per region.
  • Preparation of all statutory calculations including Corporate Tax, annual returns, Regulatory reports etc.
  • Ensure all calculations are submitted for review in a timely manner.

  1. Funds and Assets Management:
Cash flow
  • Run vendor open items reports weekly and request payment of open items due for payment.
  • Check cash available for required payments.
  • Ensure timeous supplier and intergroup payments. CAPEX
  • Ensure that all assets have been tagged and captured accurately into Business Central.
  • Run monthly depreciation and capture in Business Central.
  • Review the fixed asset register to ensure that assets are captured and depreciated in line with fixed asset policies, scrapping old assets and revisiting estimated useful lives. 2 4. Robust and critical systems and controls: Policies and procedures
  • Assist in the drafting of process notes detailing how and why monthly tasks are performed to ensure business continuity. 5. Financials staffing: KPI management
  • Effectively work as a team with relevant client treasury accountant and reconciliation specialist.
  • Effectively communicate to manager and team members to ensure key deliverables are met on time and potential problems escalated.
  • Communicates clearly and effectively at all levels; both internally and externally.
  • Effectively feeds information to required members of the team to ensure all important updates are shared appropriately.
  • Manages other’s expectations appropriately and proactively communicates any potential problems.
  • Bi-annual setting of objectives.

. Areas of Responsibility:

  • Trial balance management Essential Criteria:
  • B. Com Degree or similar
  • 2 years accounting experience

Desirable Criteria:

  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience in Business Central or equivalent ERP Person Specifications:
  • Ability to influence, inspire and motivate a team
  • Strong management and leadership skills
  • Good Interpersonal and relationship building skills
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving ability
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, pressurized environment
  • Excellent communication skills: verbal and written skill
  • Strong decision-making skills and able to take accountability
  • Attention to detail
  • Methodical
  • Team player and willingness to “get your hands dirty”
  • Excellent interpersonal skills

 

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