Accountant (with recently completed SAICA - SAIPA or CIMA articles)

PSS Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in Cape Town is seeking a Junior Accountant to manage accounting functions, including cash reconciliation and financial reporting. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Finance or Accounting and completed articles, with strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This role offers a great opportunity to grow within the finance sector.

Qualifications

• Relevant Tertiary qualification - Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Recently completed CIMA/SAIPA/SAICA articles.
• 2-3 years accounting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Daily cash reconciliation and reporting.
• Compiling month end reports required by the fund administrator.
• Liaising with external auditors for annual audits.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Proactive attitude

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Completed CIMA/SAIPA/SAICA articles

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Junior Accountant

Cape Town-based Accountant sought for excellent opportunity with Investment firm.

The duties and responsibilities of this position are, but are not limited to:

• Involved in the accounting of the investment manager, the funds being managed and the South African subsidiary company. This includes working with the third-party fund accountants and depositary as well as external accounting firms.

Fund:

• Daily cash reconciliation and reporting.
• Compiling month end reports required by the fund administrator.
• Providing information requests to the depositary.
• Loading of payments on banking systems.
• Controlling of interest and other fee invoices to partners.
• Compiling month end and quarterly information for reporting fund performance to investors.
• Assisting with compilation of senior management reports.
• Liaising with external auditors and providing information for the annual audits of the funds.

Investment Manager:

• Compiling financial information for monthly management reporting.
• Liaising with the third-party accounting firm and providing information as needed.
• Controlling invoices received from vendors, ensuring payments are made and accounts are reconciled.
• Liaising with external auditors and providing information for the annual audits of the investment manager.

General:

• Assist with finance-related requests from the business and other ad-hoc tasks as required.
• Assist with KYC requests.
• Investor reporting.
• May become involved with the South African subsidiary company over time.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive and pragmatic.
• Analytical with good attention to detail.
• Good command of Microsoft Excel and MS Office in general.
• Previous experience working with accounting software.
• Previous experience of preparing presentations and senior reports is advantageous.

ROLE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Relevant Tertiary qualification - Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Recently completed CIMA/SAIPA/SAICA articles

Please note: only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Desired Skills:

• completed articles and 2-3 years accounting experience