Manager - Group Finance and Reporting

Averda; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative waste management company is seeking a skilled Chartered Accountant to join their team. This role involves critical financial reporting, compliance, and effective people management to ensure operational efficiency. With a commitment to sustainability and a vision of a world without waste, the company offers a dynamic environment where you can make a real impact. If you have a passion for finance and a desire to contribute to a cleaner planet, this opportunity could be your next career move.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of professional experience in Accounting.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and experience with ERP applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly closing and reporting, ensuring compliance.
• Support budgeting and projects while adhering to HSE policies.

Skills

IFRS

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Office

Data Entry

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Chartered Accountant

BCom

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Peoplesoft

Job description

#WeAreAverda

About Us

Averda is the leading waste management and recycling company in the emerging world, operating in India and across the Middle East and Africa. The company provides a broad and specialized range of services to over 60,000 clients - large and small - across private and public sectors. These include the municipal authorities of major cities and household names in a wide range of sectors including oil & gas, automotive, retail and hospitality.

Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Dubai, Averda increasingly focuses on providing sustainable solutions which extract value from waste, reducing use of the planet’s limited natural resources and driving the circular economy. The company’s portfolio of services range from collecting bins and cleaning city streets to sorting, composting, recycling and disposing of household waste as well as safely managing highly-regulated hazardous waste streams including medical waste and dangerous chemicals. Recent investments have further developed the company’s waste treatment capabilities, with the goal of providing circular recovery options in all markets.

The company currently employs over 9,000 people worldwide, helping to provide secure employment amongst the communities it serves. Protection of environmental and human health is the company’s highest priority, and it operates in full compliance with international standards for quality control wherever it operates, currently: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, South Africa, and India.

Our Mission

To treat, recover and recycle more than 80% of the waste that flows through our fleet and facilities using innovative sustainable solutions that satisfy our customers’ needs.

For over 30 years, we’ve taken pride in keeping cities, communities, and the environment clean and sanitary. But today we go far beyond just cleaning. We provide a full end-to-end service for our clients across developing and emerging economies who, like us, care about what happens to their waste. Together, we find solutions which recover or unlock the value in materials others call ‘waste’. We use the latest technology and our best creative minds to solve environmental problems and ensure we leave a cleaner and more sustainable world for our children.

Our Values

Deliver. Care. Inspire

Our values remain the same as the day we were founded - deliver, care and inspire. We deliver for our clients. We care for our planet and our people. We inspire others through our actions.

Our Vision

Our world without waste.

We share a vision of a world where materials are not merely discarded, but are reused, recycled, and recovered. A world without waste.

Role Summary

The role encompasses monthly closing and reporting, external audits, and ensuring group-wide reconciliation alignment. It involves maintaining compliance, supporting budgeting and projects, and effective people management. Adherence to HSE policies and proactive risk management are critical to sustaining operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant preferred
• BCom with the requisite experience

Knowledge

• Strong IFRS knowledge
• Knowledge of local GAAPs
• Oracle or similar ERP experience

Experience

• 6-8 years professional experience in Accounting
• 1-2 years in Finance and Accounts process
• 3-4 years in Audit

Technical Competencies

• Extensive knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Working knowledge in any ERP Applications like Oracle, SAP, Peoplesoft etc.
• Data entry skills
• Ability to produce and present financial information to be used at all levels of the organisation
• Have a methodical and organized process orientated approach with rigorous attention to detail
• Be proactive in identifying potential problems and developing solutions
• Strong interpersonal skills to work sensitively within a multicultural environment
• Confidently communicates in a clear, concise and open way

If you think you have what it takes to make the world a cleaner place, if you can see value where others see waste and if you aren’t afraid of a challenge, why not start your journey with us today.

Averda welcomes candidates from all backgrounds, actively promotes diversity in the workforce, and is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives.