Senior Accountant

Communicate Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking a finance professional with over 5 years of IFRS controls experience. The role involves managing month-end and year-end processes, overseeing account reconciliations, and collaborating with finance leadership. Ideal candidates should possess a degree, and completed articles will be advantageous. Join a dynamic team in Cape Town, South Africa, to enhance operational efficiency and ensure financial accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve journals before posting for accuracy.
• Oversee account reconciliations and prepare trial balance reports.
• Ensure completion and review of financial controls.
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes.
• Oversee standard month-end reporting.
• Review and approve accruals.
• Collaborate to review and validate revenue calculations.
• Monitor intercompany accounts.
• Support preparation of statutory accounts.
• Upload budgets and forecasts into finance systems.
• Maintain operational efficiency across the finance centre.
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide information for audits.

Skills

IFRS controls

Shared service experience

Education

Degree

Completed articles

Job description

Responsibilities

Your duties will include, but are not limited to :

• Review and approve journals before posting in the financial system to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Oversee account reconciliations and prepare trial balance reports to support balance sheet reviews with finance leadership
• Ensure completion and review of financial controls
• Manage month‑end and year‑end close processes, including reviewing monthly results with the finance team
• Oversee standard month‑end reporting, including client and profitability reports
• Review and approve accruals, ensuring alignment with the finance team
• Collaborate with finance leadership to review and validate revenue calculations
• Monitor intercompany accounts, ensuring all balances are accurate and reconciled
• Support the preparation of statutory accounts
• Upload budgets and forecasts into finance systems
• Work closely with colleagues across the finance centre to maintain operational efficiency and support overall success
• Identify and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen processes and controls
• Provide timely, high-quality information to support internal and external audits

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 plus years experience in IFRS controls
• The client would like the person to have shared service experience as this will be an asset to the company

Qualifications

• Degree
• Completed articles will be seen as an advantage