Management Accountant

Role: Management Accountant

Location: Cape Town - Office Based - Foreshore.

Hours: 09h00 - 18h00 (to align with Head Office in Berlin)

Company: The role sits in Shared Services within a well-established and extremely successful international private investment firm with Head Quarters in Berlin and California and offices in several countries around the world.

Duties & Responsibilities

The ideal candidate for this entrepreneurial environment is someone who not only possesses the necessary technical skills but also embodies the agility, confidence, resilience, and team spirit required to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing landscape.

If you speak or understand German that would be an advantage.

Characteristics

1. Thrive in an environment where change is constant, able to quickly pivot strategies, adapt to new circumstances, and embrace evolving business needs with confidence and composure.
2. Possess the mental fortitude to bounce back from setbacks, learn from failures, and maintain focus on achieving long-term objectives.

Duties

1. Preparing appropriate, accurate, timely and relevant Management Accounts
2. Reviewing and analysis
3. Adapt and improve management reports
4. Balance sheet and income statement reconciliation tasks, journal postings, monthly accruals, and provisions; Address inaccuracies
5. Prepare the general ledger asset accounting functions
6. Participation in the Company's year-end process and production of the Annual Financial Statements
7. Liaising with the auditors as required
8. Assist in providing support and advice to the Group in preparing forecasts and budgets within the prescribed timelines
9. Engage with management of subsidiaries on performance against budget, provide financial advice on budget control and forecast outcomes
10. Develop and manage financial systems and policies to ensure compliance with good corporate governance and legislation
11. Develop and implement processes and perform tasks to ensure overall tax compliance of the Group
12. Managing daily banking and cash requirements for the Group
13. Monthly Payroll Administration functions

Essential Requirements

1. Min 5 years accounting experience in a busy, progressive, and tightly managed business with a focus on Management Accounting
2. Previous experience in handling international accounting preferably in a shared services environment
3. Extensive experience of computerised accounting and reporting systems
4. Strong knowledge of IFRS
5. Highly proficient Microsoft Office user with Advanced Excel skills
6. Bachelor's degree in Finance
7. CIMA qualification

Package & Remuneration

R 40 - R 50 - Monthly