Graduate Accountant

Conova Financial Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Conova Financial Recruitment seeks a dynamic, newly qualified Accountant to join a small operations team in Cape Town. You will support month-end close, reconciliations, regulatory and audit requirements, and assist with annual financial statements preparation.

Reporting to the operations team leader, you will gain exposure to all areas of the business, engage with an outsourced administrator, and contribute to various finance and operations projects while learning in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• BCom or similar degree/diploma.
• Energetic, confident and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close process relating to journal entries, bank and account reconciliations
• Support the team with preparing regulatory, compliance and audit requirements
• Support the operational finance team by monitoring, performing reconciliations and following up as needed
• Capture and process accounting transactions/day-to-day
• Involvement in special projects that span various functions within finance and operations
• Engaging and reporting (incl. reconciliation of fees) with the outsourced administrator
• Assist in the collection of data in preparation of the annual financial statements
• Assist with bank account opening, scrip account opening, local and offshore.
• Monitoring and responding to queries in our dedicated mailboxes

Skills

Energetic

Confident

Eager to learn

Education

BCom or similar degree/diploma

Job description

About our Client

Our client is an independent South African financial services group, focused on the provision of products and services to retirement funds, corporates, individuals, and other licensed entities within the financial sector. They are a small dynamic company continuously growing with a strong focus on building and enhancing our business and compliance culture amongst our employees.

About the Role

The Accountant position requires a dynamic, passionate newly qualified graduate to join a small team. The successful candidate will report to the operations team leader, form part of the operations team and will be introduced to all areas of the business and expected to fulfil day-to-day accounting and operational tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close process relating to journal entries, bank and account reconciliations
• Support the team with preparing and delivering regulatory, compliance and audit requirements
• Support the operational finance team by monitoring, performing reconciliations and following up as needed
• Capture and process accounting transactions/journal entries day-to-day
• Involvement in special projects that span various functions within finance and operations
• Engaging and reporting (incl. reconciliation of fees) with the outsourced administrator
• Assist in the collection of data in preparation of the annual financial statements
• Assist with bank account opening, scrip account opening, local and offshore.
• Monitoring and responding to queries in our dedicated mailboxes

Requirements

• BCom or similar degree/diploma
• Energetic, confident and eager to learn