Accountant

CDW LLC.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multi-brand IT solutions provider is seeking a Revenue Accountant in Cape Town to ensure accurate accounting for managed and professional services. The ideal candidate should be a qualified accountant with 3-4 years of experience in a similar role and strong Excel skills. Responsibilities include managing revenue reporting, reconciling accounts, and preparing financial statements. The role requires analytical skills and proficiency in US GAAP. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years experience in industry.
• Understanding of US GAAP/IFRS.
• Experience in multi-national organizations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly revenue results.
• Account for Revenue in accordance with ASC 606.
• Prepare annual statutory financial statements.

Skills

Strong Microsoft Excel skills

Excellent analytical skills

Ability to analyze large datasets

Confident working independently

Well-developed communication skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Power BI

Great Plains

Navision

Job description

Description

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed. We’re proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.

Job Summary

The Revenue Accountant will support in ensuring that all revenue for Managed Services and Professional Services is accurately accounted for and maintaining robust processes associated with these revenue streams. This role will be required to proactively identify and troubleshoot any process gaps in a constantly evolving area of Accounting. The role will be highly varied, challenging and diverse. Ideal requirements include a qualified Accountant with 3 - 4 years’ experience in industry who has strong technical accounting skills with exceptional Excel skills and ability to learn new accounting platforms. They will also have proven ability to analyze large sets of data and draw insightful conclusions while interacting with cross-functional departments.

What you will do

As the Revenue Accountant, you will accurately deliver the month-end results including taking ownership of monthly services revenue. Within this, you will create certainty and confidence in the numbers delivered and communicate risks and opportunities to the business.

You will be responsible for:

• Accounting for Revenue in accordance with both ASC 606 (US GAAP) and FRS 102 (UK GAAP) which includes, but are not limited to:
• Reconciling billings to revenue
• Reconciling contract liability and accrued revenue accounts
• Reviewing customer contracts and documenting assessments in accordance with the five-step model
• Monthly close analytics and commentary; providing insight into the monthly reporting information to the Head of Revenue and Contract Accounting
• Reporting and analysis for revenue and margin at a customer and contract level and reconciliation in a dual system process
• Performance of the monthly close process for revenue within the Group deadlines
• Booking AOR deals in a timely manner
• Communication with non-finance teams to improve understanding of systems, processes and commercial drivers
• Preparation and distribution of revenue related reports for Group and Business Unit coworkers
• Performance and review of SOX controls in a timely manner
• Preparing annual statutory financial statements including supporting files for the auditors

Ad hoc projects as needed including, but not limited to, process improvement, improving commercial understanding etc.

What we expect of you

Required experience

• Qualified Accountant ideally with 2-4 year experience
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and skilled in use of other Microsoft Office platforms including Power BI
• Industry experience preferable but will consider other routes
• Understanding of US GAAP/IFRS, being able to distinguish the differences from FRS 102, is desirable especially ASC 606 (US GAAP)
• Understanding of multi reporting entities and consolidation desirable
• Experience in multi-national US parent organizations would be a plus.
• Experience working to tight close deadlines
• Experience with Great Plains and Navision would be preferable but not a necessity.

Key skills and competences needed to succeed in the role

• Confident working independently
• Confident in taking ownership of tasks and following through to conclusion
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable liaising with both finance and non-finance co-workers
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Self-motivated with a proactive mindset
• Results driven attitude
• Well-developed communication skills
• Strong eye for detail
• Strong team player, who can operate globally, cross-functionally and at all levels of the organization, taking ownership and demonstrating self-initiative.

What success looks like

• Accurate delivery of Services revenue number on a monthly basis
• Maintaining robust processes of all Services revenue accounting streams
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot accounting of challenging services contracts or revenue streams
• Maintaining accurate and robust accounting schedules to support the services revenue numbers

CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.