Financial Accountant

About the job Financial Accountant

Company Overview:

SKG is a leading property management, construction and development company based in East London, with branches in Port Elizabeth, Centurion and Cape Town. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, SKG has established a strong reputation for delivering high-quality projects in a timely and efficient manner. Our company values include integrity, teamwork, and innovation, and we are committed to providing our clients with exceptional service and results.

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Financial Accountant to monitor all financial data and prepare accurate financial statements for our Group of Companies. Financial Accountant responsibilities include budgeting, reporting, and performing internal audits.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to keeping our financial records organized, including tracking accounts payable and receivable, and ensuring that each account is reconciled correctly. This is an opportunity to be part of our growing real estate office and see tangible results from your work on a daily basis.

The successful candidate must be willing to travel between branches.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing underlying working papers for external audit purposes.
• Budget preparation and analysis.
• Interact with external auditors at the time of conducting audits.
• Management of financial statements audits and other agreed engagements.
• Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements.
• Prepare annual/interim/monthly financial statements/management accounts.
• Organize, prepare, and review bookkeeping transactions.
• Gather and monitor financial data (e.g. sales revenues and liabilities).
• Monitor and report on accounting discrepancies.
• Conduct detailed risk analyses to assess potential investments.
• Analyze financial trends.
• Perform month-end and year-end close processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or relevant field.
• 6 - 7 years of experience in the financial department.
• Budget preparation and analysis.
• IFRS statutory reporting experience (essential).
• Extensive CaseWare experience (essential).
• Tax experience (essential).
• Sage ERP (advantageous).
• Additional certification (e.g. CPA).
• Experience with consolidations (advantageous).
• AGA (SA) or CA (SA).

• Excellent math skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical and accurate.
• Achievement-oriented.
• 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.