ACCOUNTANT

HR Options; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services provider is looking for an experienced accountant in Pretoria, Gauteng. The candidate should hold an accounting degree and possess extensive knowledge in management accounts, tax compliance, and auditing. Responsibilities include reviewing accounting functions, preparing management accounts, and tax computations. Strong analytical skills are crucial for this role.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• Good communication skills to interact with auditors and management.

Responsibilities

• Review and ensure correctness of all accounting functions.
• Prepare management accounts and update forecasts on time.
• Contribute to the preparation of annual financial statements.

Skills

Accounting Degree (BCom or BCompt (Acc))

Completed articles and 3 years’ experience in accounting function

10 years experience in accounting

Education

BCom or BCompt (Acc)

Job description

Our client within the financial sector requires the duties of an accountant. Your qualifications and duties are outlined below.

Qualification

• Accounting Degree (BCom or BCompt (Acc));
• Completed articles and 3 years’ experience in accounting function or;
• 10 years experience in accounting

Procurement and suppliers

• Responsible for reviewing of primary source documents;
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to the Company's policies, procedures, budget limits and Levels of Authority regarding goods and services procured;
• Responsible for completing "checks" on completeness of supporting documentation maintained;
• Responsible for ensuring that supplier payment terms are monitored and enforced.

General accounting records and reconciliations

• Reviews cash books and bank reconciliations;
• Reviews supplier reconciliations;
• Reviews the fixed asset registers;
• Processes non-routine / complex journal entries and reviews journal entries posted by bookkeeper;
• Prepares balance sheet reconciliation schedules for account balances and reviews schedules prepared by bookkeeper and to ensure that the balance sheet is appropriately reconciled;
• Primarily responsible for the validity, accuracy and completeness of transactions processed in the accounting records in a consistent manner;
• Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of intercompany and related party transactions and balances confirmed on intercompany transaction schedules and confirmations;
• Responsible for preparing calculations where required of amounts recognised in the accounting records;
• Prepares / reviews Payroll information with supporting documentation;
• Reviews instruction received in relation to specific entity and ensures instruction is relevant, accurate and understood before actioning;
• Prepares / Reviews the age analysis for customer and suppliers to ensure validity, accuracy and completeness and follows up variances timeously.

Management information

• Responsible for preparing accurate management accounts, including the update of forecasts, monthly cash flow and all supporting schedules timeously;
• Responsible for preparing an accurate budget, including the update of forecasts and all supporting schedules timeously;
• Prepares and maintains all other management information requested by the executive management team;
• Develops management information reporting templates.

Sales function

• Prepares and maintains calculations for revenue generated (including supporting documentation);
• Performs checks on inputs used for system generated revenue calculations to approved sources (agreements etc);
• Responsible for the collection of outstanding amounts due from customers;
• Updates and maintains summaries of Assets Under including movements.

Treasury and financial soundness

• Reviews functions performed by the bookkeeper;
• Takes ownership of the validity, accuracy and completeness of the weekly and long-term cash flow preparation in line with the required timelines;
• Prepares calculations to monitor financial soundness requirements for current and future periods (liquidity, cash holdings, CAR & solvency);
• May be required to be a releaser of payments and beneficiaries on the banking platform.

Taxation

• Prepares the VAT reconciliation and working papers including reasonability of VAT declared;
• Maintains reconciliation of balances owing to(by) SARS for all balances due;
• Prepares the tax computation for monthly reporting and the annual financial statements;
• Prepared DWT returns for submission;
• Ensures that all audit queries are addressed timely and that valid tax clearance is maintained at all times;
• Ensures that payment for all tax types are paid within the prescribed timeframes.

Audit and year-end

• Primarily responsible for providing all information to the auditors and Group management timeously;
• Preparation of annual financial statements.

Budgets

• Preparation of yearly budgets for allocated entities;
• Assist in the preparation of support area budgets.

Special projects

• Is primarily responsible for the execution and day-to-day monitoring of the project.

Strategic and other areas

• Participates in meetings;
• More detailed to complex communications required;
• Decision making requires thorough analysis of best practice and research;
• Subject matter knowledge is more detailed;
• Collaborates and provides feedback for consideration of policies and strategy;
• Limited negotiation with peers and subordinates;
• Presents / trains peers and subordinates.