Management Accountant

Talent Shore; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Part time

Job summary

A financial services firm is seeking a qualified Management Accountant to work part-time remotely from South Africa. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in preparing monthly management accounts with proficiency in Excel. This role involves preparing financial data, mitigating risk through reconciliation, and supporting the Finance Manager in a UK-based environment. Knowledge of HMRC regulations is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience preparing monthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Knowledge of UK accounting standards and HMRC procedures is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts to trial balance within set deadlines.
• Post month-end journals including accruals and payroll.
• Conduct balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Ensure purchase ledger process is fully reconciled.

Skills

Experience preparing monthly management accounts

Proficiency in MS Excel

Confidence in communication

Ability to work under pressure

Initiative and proactive attitude

Job description

Job Description

Management Accountant – Part‑Time (4 Hours per day) – Remote from South Africa

Overview

You need to be a detailed individual with a passion and dedication for the accuracy of the work that you produce. You will have the drive to progress your career and learn, which will enable you to accomplish the role to the required standard.

Objective

To accurately process financial data on a timely basis, making sure the financial accounts of the company are accurate and fully reconciled. To prepare fully reconciled management accounts and work with the finance manager in analysing these.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience preparing monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, posting month‑end journals (including accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, and payroll).
• UK & HMRC knowledge will be a huge advantage.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel at an intermediate level; able to generate accurate analysis, Excel models, presentations, and reports.
• Excellent and confident communicator.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and under pressure.
• Able to use own initiative, be proactive, and prioritise workload.

Your Position

Reporting to and supporting the Finance Manager, your role is to be responsible for the financial data of the group companies.

Compiling the day‑to‑day financial accounts for the business and providing accurate and timely information to stakeholders. There are currently 11 companies (8 trading) within the group that follow similar accounting processes and deadlines.

There are 4 members in the team, who between them manage the day‑to‑day financials, monthly management accounts preparation, and other finance duties for these businesses.

Responsibilities

Management Accounts – monthly

• Preparation of the monthly management accounts to trial balance within set deadlines.
• Posting all month‑end journals, including accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, and payroll.
• Full understanding of the trial balance and each nominal code.
• Balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Weekly reconciliation of the interface between the pay and bill system and the Sage accounting system.
• Sales reconciliations every week to monitor uploads and reconcile to the weekly MI to ensure that all revenue has been accounted for and recorded correctly.
• Prepare an accurate MI to be distributed to senior management on time.
• Purchase Ledger – working with the accounts assistants to ensure this process runs smoothly and is fully reconciled; control of the purchase ledger process; review twice monthly payment runs and set up payments in the banking system; liaison between suppliers and the group as necessary.
• Preparation of VAT returns.
• Preparation of HMRC Intermediary returns.
• Completion of the Office of National Statistics surveys.
• Cash flow forecasting.
• Set up payments in the banking system.
• Ad hoc duties as required.
• Pays R R.

Per month

• Full remote, working for a UK-based company (UK experience with HMRC would be a huge advantage).