Senior Financial Accountant

Our client is looking for a Financial Accountant to join their dynamic team. The successful candidate must be solutions driven and a team player with meticulous attention to detail and analysis.

Responsibilities include:

1. Full accounting function up to trial balance
2. Compiling management accounts in accordance with IFRS
3. Analysing financial information to detect variances, weaknesses and risks
4. All budget preparation and presentations
5. Preparing month-end files with supporting documentation
6. Preparing billing information and invoices on a monthly basis
7. Preparing audit packs, documents and schedules required by the external auditors
8. Adjusting journal entries and accounting for provisions
9. Reconciling intercompany loans
10. Processing and reconciling bank statements
11. Processing and reconciling petty cash
12. Maintaining proper fixed asset registers with supporting documents
13. Debtors and creditors control
14. Calculating Income Tax, VAT and Employee's Tax liabilities
15. Preparing VAT reconciliations
16. Cash flow management
17. Loading transfers, beneficiaries and payments
18. Resolving any accounting discrepancies and irregularities
19. Submitting monthly statutory returns e.g. EMP201, VAT201
20. Submitting bi-annual recons (EMP501) and IRP5's
21. Processing SARS payments and maintaining SARS accounts
22. Attending to SARS audits and submitting supporting documents
23. Completing applications for tax clearance certificates
24. Submitting and paying CIPC annual duties
25. Managing and training team members to meet Finance's expectations
26. Maintaining financial and administrative software and templates

Requirements:

1. 5 plus years Financial Accounting experience
2. Relevant Degree in Accounting and Auditing
3. Post-article experience beneficial
4. Must have Caseware experience
5. SAGE X3 knowledge will be advantageous
6. Advanced MS Excel skill level

Desired Skills:

1. Trial Balance
2. Budgeting
3. Cash Flow
4. VAT
5. Tax
6. Sage X3
7. Excel Advanced
8. Financial Accounting