Seeking a detail-oriented Financial Accountant to manage accounting, reporting, and finance operations, working closely with the CFO.
At a high level the person hired will work very closely with the CFO of International Business and handle Finance related matters for operations pertaining to the company.
This is a traditional finance and accounting role – journal processing, debtors and creditors management, invoicing, payments, reconciliations, reporting, audit queries etc.
The Financial Accountant will be responsible for multiple tasks across a broad spectrum of Finance related matters.
Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Accounting and Bookkeeping
- Processing journal entries
- Month end journals based on Excel workings
- Ad hoc journals
- Preparing necessary reports (see Preparation of management accounts and financial statements below)
Debtors’ Management- Preparing invoices
- Invoice methodology differs depending on service/goods provided and which entity is invoicing (with one entity’s method being particularly complex)
- Debtor collection and tracking of receipts
- Providing statements to customers
- Preparing debtors ageing analysis
- Preparing debtors reconciliations
- Maintaining customer contracts, and adherence to contract price adjustments and other amendments
Creditors’ Management- Capturing invoices
- Processing of payments
- Preparing creditors ageing analysis
- Preparing creditors reconciliations
Service Providers’ Management- Liaising with service providers
- Review (and correction) of submitted information
Preparation of Management Accounts and Financial Statements (i.e., Reporting)- Monthly preparation of reporting information
- Deadlines are tight and have to be met
- Formulae driven Excel templates utilised in preparation of the reporting packs
- Review and analysis of expenses to realise cost savings
- Measurement and analysis of actual performance against budget
- Preparation of budgets
PayrollStatutory Filing Preparation
• Tax, annual returns etc
Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
- At least 3 years of finance and accounting/bookkeeping experience
- Post Graduate Accounting related degree (e.g. BCom Accounting etc)
- Background in Finance is essential
- Hardworking, meticulous individual who pays attention to detail
- An ambitious self-starter who takes complete ownership of tasks and can work independently without constant supervision
- Solution driven individual with problem solving abilities
- Great interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
- Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel)
- Use and knowledge of Sage Accounting advantageous