Senior Accountant

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment

Job Ref:

CTF021611/ANS

Date posted:

Friday, October 3, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

720 000 Annually

SUMMARY:
One of our clients is seeking a Senior Accountant to take on a pivotal position within their finance department. In this role, you’ll lead and guide a team of accountants, ensuring financial operations are accurate, compliant, and completed within deadlines. You will also oversee critical payment cycles and foster strong client relationships. If you have a passion for leadership and enjoy streamlining processes within finance, this could be the perfect career move for you.

POSITION INFO:

Your duties will include, but are not limited to:
Review and approve journals before posting in the financial system to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Oversee account reconciliations and prepare trial balance reports to support balance sheet reviews with finance leadership.
Ensure completion and review of financial controls.
Manage month-end and year-end closing processes, including reviewing monthly results with the finance team.
Oversee standard month-end reporting, including client and profitability reports.
Review and approve accruals, ensuring alignment with the finance team.
Collaborate with finance leadership to review and validate revenue calculations.
Monitor intercompany accounts, ensuring all balances are accurate and reconciled.
Support the preparation of statutory accounts.
Upload budgets and forecasts into finance systems.
Work closely with colleagues across the finance centre to maintain operational efficiency and support overall success.
Identify and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen processes and controls.
Provide timely, high-quality information to support internal and external audits.

Skills & Experience:
Minimum 5 plus years experience in IFRS controls
The client would like the person to have shared service experience as this will be an asset to the company

Qualification:
Degree
Completed articles – will be seen as an advantage

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