Senior Financial Accountant

Mondia Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Johannesburg seeks a Sr Financial Accountant to ensure accurate financial reporting and reconciliation. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in accounting and finance, along with 2-3 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include maintaining ledgers, managing collections, and supporting audits. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles.
• Integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Ensure integrity of accounting information.
• Record and reconcile financial transactions.
• Maintain general ledger and sub-ledger accounts.

Skills

Account reconciliation

Financial reporting

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Good communication

Education

Bachelors in accounting and finance

Job description

The purpose of our Sr Financial Accountant is to help keep our finances meticulously correct and powerfully informative.

The accountant will have both an immediate and lasting impact on all company operations, helping us to correctly record and allocate business transactions into respective ledgers to ensure detailed analysis and decision making for manager and management.

We are committed to serving both customers and employees in the best way possible, and it starts with keeping our finances accurately reported, meticulously organized, and vitally strategic.

Responsibilities

1. Ensure the integrity of accounting information and reconcile any financial discrepancies by performing or directing the research of accounting issues for compliance, and establish quality over transactions and reporting
2. Record and reconcile all financial transactions to ensure accuracy.
3. Maintain the general ledger and sub-ledger accounts to ensure completeness and correctness of entries.
4. Perform regular reconciliations of bank statements, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
5. Handle AP, verifying payment documentation, referencing outstanding bills, updating debt balance, and conducting disbursement.
6. Process invoices, verify accuracy of vendor statements, and ensure timely payments.
7. Manage collections and ensure the prompt receipt of payments from customers / clients.
8. Monitor aging of receivables and manage credit control procedures.
9. Review and reconcile the general ledger, identifying and thoroughly investigating any discrepancies and taking the proper corrective actions to resolve them.
10. Maintain fixed asset register and preparation of depreciation journals for both tangible and intangible assets.
11. Comply with local financial requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing compliance, and advising management on needed actions.
12. Postings Accruals for Revenue and cost.
13. Invoicing based on Operator reports and calculations from Commercial.
14. Payroll Posting.
15. Uploading Payments.
16. Supporting Yearly Financial Audits.
17. Month End closing support to ensure correctness of GLs.
18. Monthly Balance sheet Recon.
19. P L Variant analysis.
20. Merchant report Tracker
21. Intercompany reconciliations.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in accounting and finance.
• At least 2-3 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Advanced Excel level.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting and corporate finance principles and procedures.
• Personal integrity; ability to keep customer and company confidences.
• Experience in audit and international accounting will be a value add.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple responsibilities effectively.
• Creative thinking and Validation skills, analytical skills with the ability to work with large amounts of data and draw conclusions.