Job Summary
The Senior Financial Accountant will be responsible for overseeing general accounting operations by controlling and verifying financial transactions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.
- Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analysing account information.
- Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
- Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries.
- Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet profit and loss, and other statements.
- Analyse financial trends.
- Monthly Finance Reporting.
- VAT Preparation and submissions.
- Creating payment batches
- Manage weekly and monthly payments.
- Completes external audit by analysing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.
- Assist with internal audits when required
- Prepare Forecast costs and Revenues.
- Prepare Budgets.
- Maintenance on asset registers
- Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
- Secures financial information by completing database backups.
KEY ATTRIBUTES:
- Technical skills - accounting, financial management, taxation
- Strong analytical ability to interpret financial information
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Decision making and communication skills essential
- Deadline driven, attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work under pressure and various time constraints
- Great interpersonal skills
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Relevant Tertiary Qualification in Accounting
- Completed SAIPA / SAICA / CIMA articles will be advantageous or;
- 5 - 7 years financial experience
- Solid knowledge of IFRS, Financial Management, Accounting principles and Cost Accounting
TO APPLY:
If your background matches the requirements and you would like to apply, please:
- Click on the "Apply" button or
- Apply online at https://talentsupport.co.za/find-a-career/ or
- Forward a comprehensive CV to francois@casupport.co.za with “Senior Accountant” in the subject line.
We take great care in assessing each application individually and advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you didn’t receive any response within two weeks, we will keep your profile on our database and connect with you with any other suitable roles we deem applicable to you.