Job Description

Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Other Accounting, Auditing
Location: Johannesburg
Contract: Permanent
EE position: Yes
Introduction
We are looking to recruit an Accountant CA (SA) to work within the Sorbet Finance department. The role will be based at Sorbet Woodmead Head Office in Johannesburg and will report to the Finance Executive.
Job description
To provide accurate, timeous and relevant financial information to facilitate decision-making and controls and to ensure that financial transactions are controlled and processed timeously.
Job objectives

• Assist with the compilation of the Group 3 year and detailed budget reporting packs (incl. forecasting).
• Balance sheet recons
• Monthly processing of journals with a specific focus on:

• Tax and deferred tax
• Rebates review and allocations
• Accruals and provisions
• Leave pay provision
• Bonus provision
• IFRS 16
• Depreciation
• Intercompany loans and interest calculations
• Fixed Asset register maintenance
• Reviewing of all billing schedules
• Perform monthly debit orders for

• Management fee
• Statement run
• VAT calculation and submission for all entities
• Monitoring of SARS e-filing profile for any correspondence with SARS
• Assist with monthly, interim and year-end reporting.
• Assist with ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Responsible for the investigation and resolution of internal and external audit and financial control testing findings.
• Assist with the Group Finance financial control environment including:
• Ensuring that the group financial control matrix is updated with relevant controls and responsible personnel;
• Responsible for the continuous implementation of the relevant financial controls;
• Liaising with internal audit on the testing of the relevant financial controls.
• Preparer of Annual Financial Statements for all companies
• Take ownership of the balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring that all accounts are allocated and all balance sheet reconciliations are performed timeously and accurately.
• Create opportunities for improved team work.
• Be the business expert in the use and application of SAP, provide training and support where necessary and automate reports and processes where applicable.
• Identify and implement improvements within the finance department.

Minimum requirements
Minimum requirements
Education:

• CA (SA) (essential)

Experience:

• 1-3 year experience within a corporate environment (Retail, FMCG or wholesale: advantageous)
• 1 year Financial Reporting experience
• SAP experience (essential)
• SAP EPM experience (desirable)

Knowledge & Skills:

• Financial reporting and statutory requirements
• Strong technical accounting and IFRS knowledge
• Financial management
• Strategic thinking and problem solving
• Delivering on results
• Organisational and planning ability
• Conceptual and problem solving skills
• Administration
• Strong Computer literacy on MS Office

Compentencies:

• Working with People
• Writing and Reporting
• Analysing
• Planning and Organising
• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Relating and Networking
• Applying Expertise and Technology