Financial Accountant

Interdot Solutions; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their dynamic team. This role involves performing financial reporting, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and managing fixed assets. The ideal candidate will have a B Com degree, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and experience in a manufacturing environment. Join this forward-thinking company and contribute to its financial success while enhancing your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. If you are ready to take on new challenges and make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3 years of practical experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent.
• Strong problem-solving, numerical, and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial reporting against budgets and set targets.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and company policies.
• Compile month-end audit files and ensure accuracy.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Problem-solving

Numerical Skills

Analytical Skills

Computer Skills

Negotiation

Commercial Awareness

Education

B Com with completed articles

Job description

About the job Financial Accountant

Skills, Qualifications, and other requirements

1. B Com with completed articles.
2. 3 years of practical experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent.
3. Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
4. Problem-solving, numerical, analytical, and computer skills.
5. Good understanding of commercial and business awareness.
6. Negotiation and ability to influence and manage staff and external parties.
7. Own Transport.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

1. Perform reporting of financial data against budgets and/or set targets for the business unit.
2. Assist General / Assistant General Manager with root cause analysis, action plan compilation, and tracking and controlling of all non-conformance in the prescribed format.
3. Ensure all costs are posted to the account in which the budget was allocated.
4. Collate and review all actual results with a budget in the system for accuracy.
5. Perform reviews of actual results compared to budget - including management analysis split between staff, system, process, controllable, non-controllable, and semi-controllable.
6. Assist with the distribution of actual results compared to the budget including above mentioned detail to Head Office on a monthly basis, including action plans.
7. Compile month-end audit files including supporting documentation and ensure sign-off on the completeness and the accuracy thereof.
8. Perform self-assessment on functional audit and ensure it is signed off by the General / Assistant General Manager.
9. Ensure that there is compliance with IFRS, statutory legislation, and company policy and procedures.
10. Ensure/perform management of all fixed assets.
11. Ensure monthly capital expenditure schedules are reconciled to GL.
12. Ensure VAT is allocated correctly when purchasing any assets.
13. Ensure that all general ledger journal entries are properly authorized, substantiated by proper documentation, and proper descriptions, and posted to the correct GL account in the correct period.
14. Ensure that consumable items are properly recorded and usage captured at the correct values.
15. Ensure/Perform new creditors accounts are opened according to the company creditors policy document terms and requirements.
16. Ensure that all delivery of goods and services are accrued for in the income statement.
17. Cashbook reconciliation.
18. Perform weekly inter-company reconciliation and prepare monthly balancing confirmation.
19. Process customer returns and credit notes.