SAICA Trainee

Siemens Energy; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/Flexible work

Mentorship

Continual learning through Learn@Siem​

e-Learning

Coaching

Open feedback culture

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Midrand is offering a SAICA Trainee programme, a three-year learnership for candidates with a post-graduate accounting qualification (PGDip/CTA). The role focuses on accounting and controlling, with rotations across tax, risk, internal audit, and commercial units.

Participants will be trained to meet SAICA CA2025 standards and gain balance of theory and practical management experience, with exposure to multiple functions and interdisciplinary development.

Qualifications

• Completed BCom Accounting Honours (CTA) or equivalent.
• Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
• Strong work ethic with attention to detail.
• Ability to perform under pressure.
• Results driven individual with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares, and consolidates balance sheet and P&L statements and reports.
• Prepares reports for division or support function management.
• Analyses and evaluates assets and liabilities.
• Prepares various entities and branches annual financial statements.
• Co-operates with vendors and clients in reconciling account status.
• Keeps abreast with changes of internal guidelines and external accounting standards, and prepares and presents training.
• Reviews and updates published guidelines relevant to the Company.
• Issues and implements new accounting guidelines.
• Investigates project and other adhoc queries from divisions and support functions.
• Plans and prepares budgets and forecasts for corporate units.
• Captures budget and forecast into Spiridon and ESPRIT.
• Prepares technical accounting papers for complex transactions and IFRS interpretations.
• Provides support to colleagues in other African countries.
• Provides support to corporate units with respect to specialized reporting for HQ.
• Ensures SAICA learning requirements are met in time.

Skills

Strong Verbal and Written Communica

Strong work ethic with attention to de

Ability to perform under pressure

Results driven with problem-solving

Education

BCom Accounting Honours (CTA) or equivalent

Tools

Spiridon

ESPRIT

Job description

About The Role

Location: Midrand

Department: Accounting

Mode of Employment: Full-time

Position Title: SAICA Trainee

A Snapshot of Your Day

The CA Trainee Programme at Siemens Energy is a three-year Learnership Programme for Candidates who have completed an accredited post-graduate qualification in Accounting (PGDip/CTA). Based in Accounting & Controlling. The trainee will be trained and assessed in line with the SAICA CA2025 framework which focuses on developing ethical values and professional competence integration between technical and professional skills. Rotation in various functions in the hub such as tax, risk and internal audit, controlling and commercial business units. The rotation will be tailored to meet the individual’s training needs while meeting requirements of both SAICA as well as those of the business and ensuring that trainees are exposed to a healthy balance of theoretical & practical aspects of management including depth & breadth across disciplines.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Plans, prepares, and consolidates balance sheet and P&L statements and reports, according to relevant accounting standards (IFRS, GAAP, local standard etc)
• Prepares reports for division or support function management
• Analyse and evaluate assets and liabilities
• Prepares various entities and branches annual financial statements
• Co-operates with vendors, clients in reconciling the account status, on an accountable level
• Keeps abreast with changes of internal guidelines and external accounting standards, and prepares and presents training
• Review and update published guidelines relevant to the Company
• Issue and implement new accounting guidelines
• Investigates project and other adhoc queries from the divisions and support functions
• Plan and prepare budgets and forecast for corporate units
• Capture budget and forecast into Spiridon and ESPRIT
• Prepare technical accounting papers for complex transactions and IFRS interpretations
• Provide support to colleagues in the other African countries
• Provide support to corporate units with respect to specialised reporting required by Head Quarter such as ADSTAR reporting
• Proactively understand and implement Support Function and Financial Reporting Guideline requirements
• Ensures that all SAICA learning requirements technically and professionally are met with in the relevant time period.

What You Bring

• Completed BCom Accounting Honours (CTA) or equivalent
• Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Strong work ethic with attention to detail
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Results driven individual with strong problem-solving skills

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Rewards

• Working with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
• Supportive work culture
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• e-Learning
• Mentorship
• Coaching
• Open feedback culture

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.