Job Description

Position: Financial Administrator / Accountant Duration: Temporary maternity cover with the potential to become full time xe2x80x93 6 months. To start immediately. Location: Hybrid / Durban, South Africa Overview: Mason is an investment and consulting business operating in Africa and Europe. Masonxe2x80x99s investment focus is credit, covering trade finance and corporate loans, with the ability to invest more broadly in special situations. Further, Mason provides consulting, structuring and administration services to investors and companies. Responsibilities: As a key member of Mason, the candidate will assist the founders of Mason with a range of financial and administrative tasks. There is scope for significant career progression and development of the candidate and the role. Key Roles: Bookkeeping: Managing bookkeeping and other administrative services for clients in the UK, South Africa and elsewhere to ensure accurate recording and tracking of financials, including compliance with tax and government filings as well as multi-currency processing. Accounting: Recording and tracking finances, including budgeting, investors, portfolio management, internal performance metrics, monthly management accounts and general systems administration. Operations: Maintaining and helping to improve internal systems, covering financial aspects, technology, and general operations. Administration: Supporting on general administration as needed. This will include liaising with clients, generating invoices, setting rates of exchange, monitoring of forex and local payments for Mason and clients and occasionally managing accounting staff of clients. . Candidate Profile Required: University degree with an accounting qualification with a minimum of 2 years of experience working in accounting and / or finance. Working knowledge of Sage and other similar accounting systems. Software skills (Microsoft Office suite, SharePoint, OneDrive, others welcome). Financial skills (financial analysis, Excel modelling). Profile: The candidate should be willing and able to provide support in a range of situations as needed, with the ability to learn and execute in areas potentially outside of their comfort zone. The chosen person should be happy working proactively and independently in an entrepreneurial, remote-first environment. Other traits needed are strong organisational skills and attention to detail. Job Type: Temporary Salary: R20,000.00 per month Ability to Commute:

• Durban North, KwaZulu-Natal (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Durban North, KwaZulu-Natal: Relocate before starting work (Required)