Accountant

Fact Sa; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in South Africa is looking for a specialized accountant to ensure the integrity of annual financial statements and aid in the preparation of interim financial reports. The candidate should have a BCom degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, along with expertise in CaseWare and IFRS compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in accounting.
• Articles plus 3 years post articles experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure integrity of annual financial statements in compliance with IFRS.
• Provide on-the-job training to Accountant on Caseware.
• Assist auditors and manage interim financial statements.

Skills

CaseWare

Communication

Financial Statements

Formatting

IFRS

Project Finance

Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)

Solving Problems

Time Management

Trial Balance

Education

BCom Degree in Accounting

Job description

Ensure integrity of annual financial statements compiled in Caseware in compliance with International Financial Reporting standards (IFRS) and Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).

THE KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS OF THE ROLE IN FOCUS, ARE : Year-end annual financial statements (March )

• Update mapping and ensure it agrees to the Integrated Annual Report.
• Identify differences on the noted to the annual financial statements and update mapping to clear differences.
• Import TB's to Caseware.
• Assist with reconciliations within Caseware e.g.

intercompany eliminations, revenue and opex, payables and receivables.

• Assist the auditors with queries relating to annual financial statements tie up.Interim Financial Statements (Sept )
• Set up new template for interim AFS on new Caseware.
• Migrate Sept financial information to new template and ensure all mapping links are created.
• Prepare interim AFS based on latest available information with comparative periods.
• Customise the Interim AFS notes where segmental.General AFS Set-up to accommodate TCTA requirements
• Create financial statement index hyperlink to various notes.
• Segmental statements to be incorporated in Caseware (segmental cashflows – using cash flow software).
• Standardise all formatting requirements i.e.
• Set-up accurate formulas for all amounts in the face of the financial statements and notes.
• Check page breaks throughout document.
• Set-up automated roll-over of headers, footers for interim and year end processes.
• Clear all errors in the file.
• Look into back-up and recovery challenges and resolve.
• Set up correct rounding for AFS.
• Resolve all issues related to new template set-up.
• Timely resolution of review notes.Knowledge sharing and training
• Provide on-the-job training to Accountant on Caseware as a supplement to formal training.
• Provide regular feedback and knowledge sharing on the financial statement process bi-weekly (twice a week).MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• BCom Degree in Accounting as a minimum.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience.
• Articles plus 3 years post articles relevant experience in accounting with preference to a financial service institution.

SkillsCaseWare, Communication, Financial Statements, Formatting, IFRS, Project Finance, Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Solving Problems, Time Management, Trial Balance.