Reporting Accountant

CF Consulting; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

CF Consulting in Centurion, South Africa, is looking for a Reporting Accountant to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate will deliver high-quality financial insights, ensuring compliance with reporting standards and providing key support for decision-making.

As part of this thriving digital consulting business, you will assist in management reporting, statutory submissions, and apply your knowledge of IFRS to impactful financial projects. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified SAICA/SAIPA article clerk to grow.

Qualifications

• Currently completing or recently completed SAICA/SAIPA articles.
• 0–1 years post-articles experience is advantageous but not required.
• Solid understanding of trial balance, reconciliations, and month-end processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial insights to support strategic decisions.
• Prepare annual financial statements (IFRS).
• Deliver internal reporting for executive decision-making.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Support financial modelling and dashboard development.

Skills

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools

Strong technical accounting knowledge of IFRS

Familiarity with financial systems (e.g., Sage, Pastel, Xero)

Education

BCom Accounting / BCompt / Equivalent degree

Job description

A thriving digital consulting business is looking for a technically strong, analytically minded Reporting Accountant ready to succeed. This is an IT environment where financial accuracy meets innovation. Ideal for a recently qualified or final-year SAICA/SAIPA article clerk, this role offers exposure to management reporting, statutory reporting, IFRS application, and executive-level decision support. You’ll deliver high-quality reports, ensure compliance, and provide data-driven insights to support decision-making across a forward-thinking group. If you’re passionate about reporting, analytics, and tech-enabled finance, this is your chance to make an impact and accelerate your growth.

Responsibilities

Management & Decision Support

• Provide forward-looking financial insights to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Assist with budgeting cycles, templates, and consolidation.
• Support rolling forecasts and analyse forecast-to-actual variances.
• Prepare monthly variance analyses, performance insights, and trend reporting.
• Build scenario models and support benchmarking across business units.

Statutory Reporting

• Ensure accurate, compliant financial and regulatory reporting.
• Prepare annual financial statements (IFRS / IFRS for SMEs) and audit packs.
• Apply IFRS standards, maintain accounting policies, and support technical accounting queries.
• Contribute to B-BBEE financial reporting and verification support.
• Assist with statutory submissions, including CIPC, XBRL, SARB, and Stats SA.

Management Reporting

• Deliver high-quality internal reporting that supports executive and board decision-making.
• Maintain general ledger and trial balance accuracy, ensuring a high-quality month-end close.
• Prepare Exco reports, cost centre analyses, and consolidated management packs.
• Assist with board packs, commentary, and scorecards.
• Support financial modelling, automation, and dashboard development using Power BI / Ketendo.

Requirements

• BCom Accounting / BCompt / Equivalent degree
• Currently completing or recently completed SAICA/SAIPA articles (expected completion by end of 2025)
• 0–1 years post-articles experience is advantageous but not required
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools
• Strong technical accounting knowledge of IFRS / IFRS for SMEs, VAT, Tax, and CIPC compliance
• Familiarity with financial systems (e.g., Sage, Pastel, Xero)
• Solid understanding of trial balance, reconciliations, and month-end processes