Financial Accountant

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Job Description

The Financial Accountant's role is to support financial decision-making information by collecting, analyzing, investigating, reconciling, and reporting financial data by collaborating with various stakeholders where necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Prepare monthly Standard Journals.
2. Provide support to our South African business ensuring local compliance, monthly reconciliations are performed, implementation of local operating procedures as well as management of cash flow management.
3. Provide assistance with monthly HFM reporting where required.
4. Perform reviews and audits of internal controls to ensure compliance.
5. Perform General Ledger reconciliations and provide meaningful information regarding reconciling items.
6. Analyze and interpret data to provide financial management information for decision-making.
7. Prepare monthly statements by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing data, information, and trends.
8. Respond to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data.
9. Prepare forecasts and budgets.
10. Verify supporting documentation for validity, accuracy and completeness and capture transactions on the accounting system.
11. Manage interface exceptions effectively and ensure that appropriate, timely actions are taken.
12. Inter-company transaction reconciliation and review.
13. Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with the departmental, company processes and procedures.
14. Assist in the intercompany reconciliations and payments.
15. Assist in the weekly review of all payments.
16. Assist with Payroll recons and Journals.
17. Assist in monthly and year-end closure process.
18. Assist with internal and external audits.
19. Assist business units with finance related queries.
20. Manage BEE compliance audit.
21. Ad hoc accounting projects.

Health and Safety:

Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company's health, safety, environmental and quality vision, and policies by influencing those around you. Contribute to the identification of SHEQ risks and drive processes to achieve Zero Harm. Embrace, display, and promote the company values and ensure a safe working environment is always maintained.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 6+ years' experience in a similar field. Experience working with African Entities.

Key Competencies and Generic Skills:

1. Strong analytical and reconciling skills.
2. Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and principles.
3. Accuracy and attention to detail.
4. Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills.
5. Problem analysis and problem-solving skills.
6. Above average knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
7. Team player.

Additional Information

What's in it for you? What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? Here at WSP – we can! WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves.

So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish times will help with this let us know as part of your application. As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions. Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP.

We recognize the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.