Financial Accountantn

Rooftop Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial recruitment agency is looking for a Financial Accountant in Cape Town. The successful candidate will handle responsibilities like maintaining financial records, monitoring ledgers, and assisting with audits. Ideal candidates should have a B Comm Accounting Degree and 2-5 years of relevant experience, especially in the Financial Services Industry. Proficiency in JDE is essential, along with strong MS Excel skills. The role may require longer hours during month-end.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' experience in a similar role, preferably with articles or audit experience.
• Operations experience in 'mid office' role is advantageous.
• Experience in the Financial Service Industry with Unit Trust experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Reconciliation, analysis and monitoring of the general ledgers.
• Assist with audits and peer reviews of audit files.
• Responsible for bank reconciliations.
• Ensure timely, accurate and valid payments of creditors and expenses.

Skills

Financial analysis

Reconciliation

MS Excel

Audit experience

Education

B Comm Accounting Degree

Tools

JDE

HFM

Job description

Financial Accountant (Cape Town)

Contributes to the managing and administration of the group accounting systems, policies and procedures.

Supports the Financial Managers through the collection, processing, recording, reconciliation and reporting of financial data, verifying the validity, completeness and accuracy of source documentation.

Maintains complete and proper records of revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilities, and ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial information.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconciliation, analysis and monitoring of the general ledgers
• Assist with audits and peer reviews of audit files
• Responsible for bank reconciliations
• Gathering of internal audit documents and actuary information
• Ensure timely, accurate and valid payments of creditors and expenses in line with supporting documentation
• Ensuring completeness of GL accounting on JDE to final trial balance stage
• Review & approval of journal entries (and preparing where necessary, especially at month end)
• Review & approval of monthly Bank, Debtor, Creditor & Fixed asset recons from GL to supporting documentation
• Review of invoicing to customers
• Review & approval of invoices and supplier expense payments
• Review & approval of statutory returns & submissions i.e. financial soundness / capital adequacy calculations
• Preparation of audit file and assisting with audit queries (interim / final YE)
• Assisting with supporting schedules for AFS
• Preparation of Monthly management reports reconciled to JDE Trial Balance (Income statement & Balance sheet)
• Review the validity, accuracy and completeness of monthly income & expenditure
• Document explanations for monthly deviations from actuals to Budget & update forecasts
• Responsible for reviewing control accounts
• Assisting with regulatory reporting (where applicable)
• Ad hoc financial duties

Minimum Requirements

• B Comm Accounting Degree from an accredited University
• 2-5 years' experience in a similar role, preferably with articles or audit experience
• Operations experience in 'mid office' role (advantageous)
• Experience in the Financial Service Industry, with Unit Trust experience is a must
• There is a possibility of working longer hours

Although this is not the normal working culture, there are times where this is required, so the person needs be comfortable working after 5pm, and sometimes over weekends (mostly when it is month end). Need to be able to handle large volumes of work (i.e. someone that has experience in a large corporate environment). Systems experience in HFM (advantageous), and JDE (a must). Strong MS Excel m20.4s