Senior Financial Accountant

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Job Description


Requirements:

  • Senior Certificate / Grade 12
  • Com or equivalent degree.
  • SAIPA / SAICA articles and SAIPA / SAICA Professional designation advantageous
  • Post article experience
  • 2-3 years experience in similar role.
  • Good understanding of internal controls.
  • Ability to handle complex transactions.
  • Pastel and QuickBooks Advantageous.
  • Strong on MS Office (especially Excel).
  • Pastel Evolution Experience advantageous
Responsibilities:
  • Prepares asset, liability, capital account, income and expense entries by compiling and analysing source documents and information.
  • Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
  • Recommends financial actions by analysing accounting information.
  • Compiling and processing journal entries.
  • Guides accounting clerical staff by coordination activities.
  • Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information.
  • Process and perform monthly reconciliations of key balance sheet accounts.
  • Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
  • Prepare payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
  • Compile monthly consolidated accounts.
  • Compile monthly management accounts and cash flows.
  • Analysing and investing annual and monthly financial accounts.
  • Preparing monthly management accounts, reports, budgets, commentaries, and financial statements.
  • Liaising with managerial staff, colleagues, and clients.
  • Maintain the administrative tasks associated with the accounting function.
  • Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
  • Compute taxes and VAT and prepare tax and VAT returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
  • Attend to all queries from internal and external parties in a professional and timely manner.
  • Develop, evaluate and report on compliance with company policies & procedures.
  • Coordinate and manage the annual financial audits.
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  • Perform any task that is reasonably requested by the employer.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1276036
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned