Senior Financial Accountant

Staff Unlimited Recruitment; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant in Gqeberha. The successful candidate will handle financial control, compliance with finance-related laws, and assist with audits. Ideal applicants have at least 5 years of relevant experience, strong communication and numerical skills, and a foundational degree. This position offers the opportunity to lead and mentor junior accountants while ensuring accurate financial reporting.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years financial experience in auditing, FMCG, retail, or similar.
• Excellent financial acumen, with experience in revenue and cost management.
• Restlessly innovative and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the monthly financial accounting process.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with tax and financial reporting standards.
• Provide assistance to junior and intermediate accountants.

Skills

Great Communication Skills

Numerical Accuracy

Analytically Driven

Problem-solving and financial decision making

Resourceful and solution driven

Education

B.Comm (Hons) with completed SAICA/SAIPA/CIMA articles

Job description

Overview

Position: Senior Financial Accountant
Location: Gqeberha

The Senior Financial Accountant will be responsible for financial control with the assistance of the junior and intermediate accountants. As the Senior Financial Accountant, you will monitor and enforce compliance with finance-related laws, procedures, and regulations such as tax filing, foreign exchange, payroll and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Financial Accounting:
• Assist with the monthly financial accounting process
• Assist with the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial account reconciliations
• Monitor and enforce compliance with tax and financial reporting standards
• Finalise the individual entity reporting packs
• Perform monthly reviews of balance sheet account reconciliations to maintain accurate and complete financial records
• Analyse the trial balance for mistakes / deviations and be able to discuss the results with management

Statutory Reporting and Annual Audit

• Compile a first review of all clients, supplier and service provider contracts.
• Maintain Frontline’s Contracts Register with all clients, supplier and service provider contracts.
• Assist with statutory reporting and group consolidation of 4 entities
• Assist with the planning and supporting of the annual audits of 4 entities

Treasury Management

• Assist Accounts Payable and / or Receivable function
• Review Debtors and / or Creditors statement reconciliations
• Review Bank reconciliations
• Multi-Currency Cashflow Planning
• Initiate Weekly Payment Runs

Taxation

• VAT Submissions & Reporting
• EMP Submissions & Reporting
• Corporation Tax
• Withholding Tax

Payroll

• Processing of Payroll Accounting
• TimeCamp Reporting & Analysis

Financial Leadership

• Provide assistance and guidance to junior and intermediate accountants
• Perform basic administrative duties as needed on a day-to-day basis

Requirements

• B.Comm (Hons) with completed SAICA/SAIPA/CIMA articles (or similar)
• A minimum of 5 years financial experience in auditing, FMCG, retail, research, or a similar industry.
• Excellent financial acumen, with experience in revenue and cost management
• Restlessly Innovative – constantly aware of changes, spotting them early and responding to them
• Collaborative and Respectful

Skills

• Great Communication Skills
• Numerical Accuracy
• Analytically Driven
• Ability to be creative in problem solving and financial decision making, and able to model different potential outcomes to meet the needs of the internal and external stakeholders.
• Live the values of making a difference, be principled, push the boundaries, get it done and work as a team.
• High impact self-starting individual, resourceful and solution driven.