Financial Accountant

Overview

Reference
Financial Accountant

Salary
ZAR/month

Job Location
- South Africa -- Ekurhuleni Metro -- Kempton Park -- Johannesburg Internasionale Lughawe

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
19 October 2023

Our client is currently seeking a highly skilled Financial Accountant to join their team and play a key role in managing financial transactions, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with financial records in accurate and effective manner in accordance with accounting standards and procedures.
• Comply with internal controls that ensure accurate record keeping and the safe guarding of assets.
• Make and implement recommendations for improvements were appropriate.
• Ensure that the principles of good corporate governance are applied at all times.
• Assist with clean and effective annual audit.
• Ensure adherence to Group policies and procedures.
• Identify, recommend solutions and implement improvements to processes and procedures including appropriate documentation.
• Facilitate cash flow and cash flow forecasting.
• Facilitate effective cost measurement and control.
• Assist with financial analysis and insight for consideration in decision-making.
• Assist with analysis and management accounting reporting to aid decision-making, new business acquisition, pricing and profitability reviews.
• Assist with the divisions Cash Flows, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Reporting, Management.
• Co-manage the financial department, promoting the achievement of planned team objectives and targets by ensuring that the finance team has a high performance culture.
• Ensure that training and development needs are identified and actioned.
• Contribute to a pro-active environment where the managers and subordinates take responsibility for results.
• Ensure team diversity is embraced and that transformation is pro-actively driven.

• Analytical orientation and skills - absolute attention to detail is crucial.
• Ability to interpret data and effectively translate to information and intelligence.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Risk Management skills.
• Tactical Management skills.

• Relevant Financial qualification: B. Com / Degree.
• 3 - 5 years' financial experience.
• Advanced Excel.
• Financial- and staff Management would be advantageous.