Financial Accountant

Staff Unlimited Recruitment; East London; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in South Africa is seeking an experienced accounting professional with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience, including IFRS statutory reporting and extensive CaseWare experience. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements and interacting with external auditors. Strong math skills and the ability to work under pressure are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Accounting field.
• IFRS statutory reporting experience is essential.
• Tax experience is advantageous.
• Experience with consolidations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Preparing underlying working papers for external audit purposes.
• Interact with external auditors during audits.
• Management of financial statements audits.
• Examine, analyse, and interpret accounting records.
• Prepare annual/interim/monthly financial statements.
• Monitor and report on accounting discrepancies.

Skills

Excellent math skills with attention to detail

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Analytical / Accurate

Achievement orientated

Deadline driven

Time Management

Advanced Excel skills

Ability to work under extreme pressure

Adapting and responding to change

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field

Tools

CaseWare

Sage ERP

Job description

SAICA Articles is a must

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Responsibilities

• Preparing underlying working papers for external audit purposes.
• Interact with external auditors at the time of conducting of audits.
• Management of financial statements audits and other agreed engagements
• Examine, analyse, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements.
• Prepare annual /interim/monthly financial statements/management accounts.
• Monitor and report on accounting discrepancies.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
• 3-5 years (inclusive of Articles)of experience in Accounting field.
• IFRS statutory reporting experience (essential)
• Extensive CaseWare experience (essential)
• Tax experience (advantageous)
• Sage ERP (advantageous)
• Experience with consolidations (advantageous)

Skills

• Excellent math skills with attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Analytical / Accurate
• Achievement orientated
• Deadline driven, with a sense of urgency/result orientation.
• Time Management
• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to work under extreme pressure
• Adapting and responding to change