Job Description

We are seeking an Accountant to be responsible for the following:

Responsibilities

Financial Reports

• Preparation of documentation for:

• Annual audits
• Annual financial statements
• Monthly management reports for various departments

• Perform variance analysis of actual to budgeted figures and report to management on a monthly basis
• Input to Quarterly reports
• Reconciliation reports
• Maintain and review reconciliations for balance sheet accounts

Financial support

• Provide support to Management on finance and administration related issues
• Assists with budget preparation
• Ensure that only authorized transactions are processed onto the general ledger
• Respond to auditorsxe2x80x99 queries
• Provide guidance and recommendations for areas of improvement
• Maintain a corrective action system for finance
• Input into risk management register
• Provide information to Stakeholders and Auditors when required
• Liaise with Stakeholders i.e. Banks and SARS when required
• Maintains, prepares and provides accurate financial records for auditing and operational use;
• Prepares month-end accounting entries and accruals;
• Analyse, reconcile, balance and maintain accounting records (Cashbook, Bank account, debtors/creditors, reports and journals)
• Extracts data from financial system for analysis and use Excel spread-sheet to summarize data;
• Oversee the submission of Income Tax, VAT, Provisional income tax returns;
• Support the SCM and Payroll functions as and when required

People Management

• Manage employees as appropriate within the division to optimise business performance
• Ensure staff have the required skills and experience to execute their tasks.
• Conduct Performance Planning Sessions.
• Compile the Performance Management documentation in collaboration with the staff member in terms of:

• Job Profile requirements
• Strategic Performance Objectives
• Key Performance Areas
• Personal Development Plan
• Track and monitor performance in accordance with policies and procedures and performance planning documentation.
• Continuously provide feedback and coaching to ensure that the staff member/s performs at optimum productivity level.
• Conduct performance reviews in accordance with policies and procedures and take corrective actions where necessary.
• Appraise performance at the end of each performance period in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Provide feedback to the relevant role players.

Requirements

• Comm Accounting Degree /B.Compt
• Applicants must be computer literate.
• Completed 3-year articles a minimum.

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