Financial Accountant

Our client is looking for a Financial Accountant to perform a variety of finance related tasks and assist the Finance Manager with reporting and tax deadlines.

 

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Bcom (Accounting), preferably with articles and active professional body membership (SAICA, SAIPA, ACCA)
• Proven accounting experience, preferably as an Accountant or Bookkeeper with 1 to 2 years Post articles experience
• High level of confidentiality
• Strong work ethics and integrity
• Solid knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and accounting standards
• Excellent computer skills – Microsoft Excel
• Working experience on SAP B1 or Similar ERP
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication abilities with aptitude in problem-solving
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and financial reports (Very Important)
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers  
• Ability to perform filing and record keeping tasks  

• Update cash forecast with CFC account balance daily and review all updates done by G.L Clerk.
• Responsible for review HYYP accounting records on XERO including ensuring Tax compliance.
• Responsible for the review of billing to HYYP customers and review of credit apps for completion.
• Preparing month end journals for HYYP and assisting with customer queries and internally generated queries.
• Prepare the management accounts for HYYP.
• Responsible for updating all expected foreign and local supplier payments to cash forecast weekly.
• Send Management Accounts out to all Managers at month end for their review.
• Ensuring strict deadlines are met by staff to ensure timeous management accounts.
• Review month end reports for reasonability and reporting and highlight variances where necessary.
• Reviewing, preparing, and loading all foreign payments for payment approval.  
• Prepare monthly foreign creditor recons and resolve any queries timeously.
• Review the G.L recons prepared by the Bookkeeper and discuss and resolve queries with FM
• Review of monthly creditors reconciliations. Retain responsibility for all local and foreign creditor recons and payments.
• Responsible for ensuring all entries (additions, disposals, retirements) to F.A Register are registered appropriately and done by the Bookkeeper.
• Maintain foreign beneficiaries on the companies CFC account.
• Review & authorisation of J.E prepared by the Accounts Clerk & Bookkeeper within the authority matrix.
• Preparation of month end management accounts, including (but not limited to) all aspects involved in the month end close process, such as reviewing and finalising the month end queries.
• Review the Fixed and Intangible Asset Registers, maintained by the Bookkeeper  
• Review petty cash reconciliations.
• Review and post corporate credit card journals.
• Review Foreign payment proposals  
• Preparation of the year end audit files.
• Assist with the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements.
• Assist with reconciliation of Intercompany Loan accounts for all Group entities.
• Attend and assist with company stock counts when required.  
• Supervise three staff members.
• Deal with general finance and business queries as they arise.
• Assist with Capex motivations and follow-ups.
• Analyse data for sales and operations teams, providing value added commentary and suggestions for  improvements.
• Ad-hoc tasks as requested by the FC or FM.