Accountant

ShopriteX; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd is hiring a Rainmaker Accountant to ensure accurate financial records, deliver timely financial information, and support audits and compliance. You will focus on budgeting, reporting, intercompany processes, and insightful financial analysis to support management decisions.

The role emphasizes monthly intergroup transactions, intercompany schedules, and close processes, with responsibilities extending to cost management and P&L reviews.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree (SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA) advantageous.
• 2+ years’ experience in relevant role.
• SAP experience – (essential)

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process intergroup transactions monthly.
• Complete intercompany schedules for Group Consolidation.
• Produce monthly management accounts for Rainmaker management team.
• Assist with annual budgets and forecasts.
• Lead month-end and year-end close processes.
• Improve reporting for timely, accurate insights for decision-making.
• Perform monthly profitability analysis per channel and investigate anomalies.
• Assist in preparation of financial statements and respond to audit queries.
• Support cost management and analysis of financial information.
• Review and complete monthly P&L and monitor variances to budget.
• Prepare ECL provision.
• Provide insights into Rainmaker’s financial performance for divisional meetings.
• Assist sales/insights with client spend analysis.
• Assist with vendor onboarding and approvals.

Skills

SAIPA/SAICA/CIMA

SAP

MS Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Accounting degree

Job description

About the job

Join our Rainmaker Media team. Powered by Africa's largest retailer, Rainmaker Media merges the in-store and digital retail world allowing us to target audiences with precision and optimise ad spend through measured sales conversions. We are continuing to transform the business, and in doing so, are looking for highly talented people to join our team.

The purpose of the Rainmaker Accountant role is to ensure accurate financial records, deliver reliable financial information on time, maintain strong financial controls, support audits and compliance requirements, and provide meaningful financial insights that assist management in making informed business decisions. Key responsibilities encompass budgeting, financial reporting, Intercompany process, assessing financial trends to support strategic decision-making and assisting with the annual audit and Financial Statements for Rainmaker.

What you'll do

• Responsible for the monthly preparation and processing of intergroup transactions.
• Monthly completion of intercompany schedules for Group Consolidation purposes.
• Ensure the effective and timeous production of monthly management accounts for the Rainmaker management team.
• Annual budgets and forecasts.
• Month-end and year-end close processes.
• Ensure continuous improvement of reporting to ensure that management has timeous, accurate and value-adding information to assist in decision-making.
• Monthly profitability analysis per channel and investigating anomalies with the team leads.
• Assisting in the preparation of financial statements at year end and assisting with audit queries.
• Ensure effective cost management and analysis of financial information.
• Review & complete monthly P&L and monitor variances to budget.
• Preparation of ECL provision.
• Monthly completion of schedules for Group Consolidation purposes.
• Providing insights into Rainmaker’s financial performance and assisting Rainmaker management team with preparation of divisional meeting information.
• Assisting sales and insights team with client spend analysis.
• Assist with vendor onboarding process.
• Voucher order approvals.

What you'll bring

• Accounting degree (SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA) advantageous.
• +2 years’ experience in relevant role.
• SAP experience – (essential)

Key competencies and work ethic

• Solid knowledge of accounting standards.
• Ability to analyse financial data and generate accurate reports.
• Problem solving skills.
• Strong time-management abilities.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel.
• Ability to handle pressure, take ownership and accountability and drive good commercial outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of personal integrity, as well as the ability to professionally handle confidential matters.

Our Group and all its operating companies is committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

Please take note that by responding to this application and providing your personal information, you confirm your express and informed consent for Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and all its subsidiaries and affiliates companies to process your personal information for the Company to consider your application for this position. All Personal Information which you provide to the Company will be used and/or retained only for the purposes for which it is collected, whereafter it will be permanently destroyed. Your information is only retained if it is required by law or where you have given consent to us to retain such information for an extended period.

If you don’t hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. Any personal information collected as part of your application will be destroyed, securely, in accordance with South African legislation.