Head Office Accountant

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Johannesburg is seeking a Head Office Accountant to oversee financial reporting and compliance across multiple entities. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience and excellent reporting and communication skills, managing audits and facilitating effective financial operations in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-10 years working experience in accounting/finance.
• 2-5 years in a middle management role.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate and report financial information for company entities.
• Prepare and present monthly financials to the CFO.
• Liaise with external auditors for annual audits.

Skills

Reporting Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

BCom / Diploma (Finance)

Job description

• Consolidations, reviews and reporting financial information of all Company entities into one reporting format (for users of the information to make accurate financial business decisions at any given time).
• Attending to any ad-hoc projects and tasks as required by the CFO
• Attending to any ad-hoc request from Head Office.
• Ensuring timelines and quality of reporting.
• Ensuring the compliance and ad-hoc matters/projects across Company entities are attended to.
• Facilitate and oversee allocated processes within the business (i.e. Health, Risk and Safety, Procure to pay, Order to Cash, Distribution & Logistics, Hire to Retire, Warehousing & Manufacturing, Asset Management, Record to Report, Treasury, Taxation(direct & indirect).
• Prepare, collate and present the monthly numbers to the CFO.
• Capture, prepare and collate budget/forecast annually for review by CFO.
• Complete and review bi-annual statutory audit packs.
• Complete and review bi-annual tax packs.
• Complete all annual financial statements and related supporting documentation.
• Liaise with the divisional Financial Managers and CFO in relation to reporting requirements
• Liaise with and attend to Head Office reporting requirements.
• Quarterly Board & ARC pack information including standardization of report formatting (Oversee submissions of info pieces in the pack).
• Liaise with and assist external auditors.
• Coordination and running of year-end audit.
• Liaise with and assist external auditors.
• Coordination the internal audit process.
• Follow up on internal audit findings.
• Ensure effective internal control environment.
• Payment releases (as and when required).
• Processing and assisting with various requests from the CFO and / or COMPANY Head Office.
• Processing and assisting with various property transactions (e.g. rentals, general accounting and property management).
• Attend to and assist with Legal matters and Legal reporting.
• General SARS and customs matters.
• Ensure necessary meetings and training are held.
• Coordination of the deregistration process of dormant entities in the Company

About the job Head Office Accountant

Duties and responsibilities:

• Consolidations, reviews and reporting financial information of all Company entities into one reporting format (for users of the information to make accurate financial business decisions at any given time).
• Attending to any ad-hoc projects and tasks as required by the CFO
• Attending to any ad-hoc request from Head Office.
• Ensuring timelines and quality of reporting.
• Ensuring the compliance and ad-hoc matters/projects across Company entities are attended to.
• Facilitate and oversee allocated processes within the business (i.e. Health, Risk and Safety, Procure to pay, Order to Cash, Distribution & Logistics, Hire to Retire, Warehousing & Manufacturing, Asset Management, Record to Report, Treasury, Taxation(direct & indirect).
• Prepare, collate and present the monthly numbers to the CFO.
• Capture, prepare and collate budget/forecast annually for review by CFO.
• Complete and review bi-annual statutory audit packs.
• Complete and review bi-annual tax packs.
• Complete all annual financial statements and related supporting documentation.
• Liaise with the divisional Financial Managers and CFO in relation to reporting requirements
• Liaise with and attend to Head Office reporting requirements.
• Quarterly Board & ARC pack information including standardization of report formatting (Oversee submissions of info pieces in the pack).
• Liaise with and assist external auditors.
• Coordination and running of year-end audit.
• Liaise with and assist external auditors.
• Coordination the internal audit process.
• Follow up on internal audit findings.
• Ensure effective internal control environment.
• Payment releases (as and when required).
• Processing and assisting with various requests from the CFO and / or COMPANY Head Office.
• Processing and assisting with various property transactions (e.g. rentals, general accounting and property management).
• Attend to and assist with Legal matters and Legal reporting.
• General SARS and customs matters.
• Ensure necessary meetings and training are held.
• Coordination of the deregistration process of dormant entities in the Company

Qualifications and experience:

• Tertiary Qualification: BCom / Diploma (Finance)
• Minimum 5-10 years working experience in the accounting / finance field
• 2-5 years experience in a middle management role Experienced with several systems (Syspro, etc.)

Required skills:

• Excellent reporting skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Great attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent numeric, oral, and written language applications
• Excellent interpersonal skills (with internal as well as external stakeholders)
• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills
• Ability to build effective relationships