Accountant (Recon)

Korridor; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 850 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in South Africa is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee financial functions for various entities. Key responsibilities include ensuring accurate financial record-keeping, managing reconciliations, and supporting the budgeting process. The ideal candidate should have a BCom Accounting Degree and at least 5 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in a multinational environment. Strong analytical and interpersonal skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BCom Accounting Degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position if qualified.
• Previous experience in multinational company will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the finance team is a strategic partner to the business.
• Responsible for ensuring accurate financial record keeping.
• Support the year-end, interim, and month-end processes.

Skills

BCom Accounting Degree or equivalent

5+ years experience in similar position

Experience in multinational company

Good understanding of financial legislation

Accounting Software experience

Advanced MS Excel skills

Numerical skills

Action orientation and project management

Interpersonal and relationship management

Good time management

Education

BCom Accounting Degree or equivalent

Tools

Accounting Software

Payroll Software

MS Excel

Job description

The purpose of the role will be to manage a part of the finance function from source entries to Trial Balance for various African entities. With a focus on supplier reconciliations between financial, operational, and external financial information, the role will oversee the financial control, ensuring all accounting entries are booked correctly in the General Ledger, and all reconciliations between financial, operational, and external financial information are performed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the finance team is a strategic partner to the business
• Full responsible for ensuring accurate financial record keeping
• Responsible to ensure accurate reconciliations between operational and accounting systems and balance sheet reconciliations for all suppliers
• Supporting the year-end, interim and all month-end processes and reporting
• Responsible for supporting FA during the external audit process
• Provide feedback and address audit points
• Ensure applicable policies and processes are created, documented, reviewed, signed off and adhered to
• Developing strategies to minimize financial risk
• Support Financial Accountant in monitoring daily cash balances and determine cash requirements needed
• Responsible for providing direction and support on the organisational budgeting process applicable to all the entities of Korridor
• Regularly review the overall organisational expenditure to ensure the expenditure of all entities remain within budget
• Continued analysis and review of current and new systems
• Report on and resolve exceptions caused by system errors
• Action requests from the FA as requested

Qualifications and skills required

• BCom Accounting Degree or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position if qualified or 8-10 years if not qualified
• Previous experience in multinational company will be advantageous
• Good understanding of financial, tax and commercial legislation across multiple African territories
• Experience in Accounting Software and Payroll Software
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Numerical skills
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Action orientation and Project management
• Ability to motivate self
• Interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Good Time management
• Organisation and administration skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Diagnostic, analytical & problem-solving skills
• Information integration & report writing skills - responsible for collating information for reporting purposes
• Good communication skills in English (written & verbal)
• Resilience : Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment
• Flexibility and adaptability