Senior Accountant

Tower Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in the Paint Manufacturing industry in Cape Town is seeking a highly experienced Senior Accountant to manage financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance tasks. Candidates need a CA or equivalent with 5 to 10 years of bookkeeping experience, along with advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools like SQL. This role demands strong analytical skills and the ability to work closely with the Financial Director.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years bookkeeping experience is required.
• Proven experience in management accounting and budgeting.
• Strong analytical skills for data extraction and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and review management accounts, including supporting schedules.
• Ensure compliance with the Companies Act on social and ethics requirements.
• Prepare and review statutory tax submissions and calculations.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data Analysis

SQL

Education

CA or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Our client, a leader in the Paint Manufacturing industry, is seeking a highly experienced Senior Accountant to join their team based in Cape Town.

Minimum Requirements

• CA (or equivalent)
• 5 - 10 years bookkeeping experience
• Computer literate – Advanced Excel – essential

Main Job Functions

• Management Accounts
• Review Management Accounts including supporting Schedules
• Review Balance Sheet Items and Reconciliations
• Fixed Asset Register
• Review of Fixed Asset Registers
• Audit File Preparation
• Review prepared Audit files
• Budgeting
• Review prepared Budgets for all entities in the Group
• Statutory SARS Submissions
• Review of VAT201, EMP201, SARS enquiries
• Provisional Tax Calculations
• Prepare Provisional Tax Calculations for all Companies in the Group
• Employment Equity / Social and Ethics – Companies Act Requirements
• Prepare EE Plans, review previously plan and Report
• Arrange and lead EE Committee Meetings
• Ensure compliance with the Companies Act in terms of Social and Ethics requirements
• Rebates and Advertising
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual Rebate and Adverting calculations
• Sales Reports
• Update Sales Reports and manage Sales Report Server (DevExpress)
• Analysing Data (including Cost Analysis of material expenses)
• Extract data from SQL Database, analyse and Report to Financial Director (extracting data can be done with either Excel, Power BI or both)
• Operations
• Work closely with the Financial Director with regards to daily operations and requirements