Job Summary
SENIOR ACCCOUNTANT
Introduction:
An innovative medtech company situated in Pretoria East is seeking an analytical Senior Accountant with at least 3 years’ experience to join their team.
Job purpose:
Responsible for preparing financial reports, performing account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger, preparing tax returns, assisting with audit preparations, and performing other accounting duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum education (essential):
- Com Accounting Degree or related Financial Degree
Minimum education (desirable):
- Honours Degree in Accounting
Minimum applicable experience (years):
Required nature of experience:
- Full bookkeeping experience up to trial balance (Including debtors management, creditors management, general ledger)
- Tax compliance
- Statutory compliance
- Financial Reporting
- Month end procedure management
- Team management
- Beneficial if articles were completed at an accounting firm
Skills and Knowledge (essential):
- Accounting Software (ie Pastel / Xero)
- Microsoft Excel
- SARS efiling
- Risk Assessment
- Measurement Analysis and Interpretation
- Ratio Analysis
COMPETENCIES
Essential Competencies:
- Examining Information
- Showing Composure
- Meeting Timescales
- Checking Things
- Following Procedures
- Producing Output
- Upholding Standards
- Managing Tasks
- Analyzing Information
Important Competencies:
- Documenting Facts
- Interpreting Data
- Developing Expertise
- Adopting Practical Approaches
- Establishing Rapport
- Resolving Conflict
- Thinking Positively
- Embracing Change
- Inviting Feedback
- Understanding People
- Team working
- Taking Action
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS, WEIGHTS AND OBJECTIVES
Financial Reporting 10%
- Analyze financial information and summarize financial status.
- Participate in financial standards setting and in the forecast process.
- Suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending.
- Perform variance analysis and prepare account reconciliations.
Month End Procedure Management 50%
- Manage and assist the team to complete the month-end procedure within deadline.
- Prepare month-end close procedures including debtors, creditors, cash, general ledger and trial balance reconciliations.
- Identify errors and recommend changes to processing accounting transactions.
- Review journal entries to ensure accuracy by team members.
- Assist in financial standards setting and forecast process.
Team Management 10%
- Assist with managing accounting assistants, bookkeeper and accountant.
- Provide input into the department's goal setting process.
- Plan, assign and review staff’s work.
- Provide training and mentoring to employees in the finance department.
General Financial Administration 20%
- Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
- Support year-end close process.
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
- Liaise with the Financial Manager to improve financial procedures.
- Assist with the budgeting process.
- Coordinate accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the accounting and finance team or with other departments.
- Assist with managing all company facilities.
Compliance 10%
- Assist with tax audits and tax returns.
- Assist in financial standards setting for compliance and forecast process.
- Assist with directing internal and external audits to ensure compliance.
- Assist with keeping company documents up to date and maintain a record of such.
Remuneration
Market related (13th cheque, risk benefit and pension fund contribution)
