Senior Financial Accountant - Lead Reporting & Automation

Exceed Human Resource Consultants; Stellenbosch; Vor Ort; ZAR 900.000 - 1.500.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Exceed Human Resource Consultants in Stellenbosch seeks an experienced finance professional to manage month-end processes, group reporting, and IFRS-compliant accounting across the business. This role drives automation, controls, and cross-functional collaboration with finance, sales, and operations.

You will lead a team, oversee reconciliations and cash management, and contribute to budgeting, analysis and process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Management Accounting required.
• Honours degree advantageous.
• SAICA or CIMA professional qualification/membership advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in general ledger management, financial reporting and reconciliations.
• 3-5 years' experience in financial planning, analysis, leadership and stakeholder management.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial accounting principles.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Experience managing foreign exchange transactions.
• Ability to analyse and interpret large datasets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated, organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Aufgaben

• Manage month-end processes and group financial reporting.
• Maintain general ledger accuracy, trial balances and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee working capital, including debtors, creditors and cash management.
• Support tax, audits, banking, company secretarial and internal control requirements.
• Assist with budgeting, financial analysis and reporting.
• Manage foreign exchange transactions and related accounting.
• Oversee weekly grower payments and related financial processes.
• Lead end-of-season fruit pool reconciliations.
• Drive automation, system integration and financial process improvements.
• Collaborate with Finance, Sales, Supply Chain and other departments.
• Support and develop finance team members.

Kenntnisse

General ledger management

Financial reporting

Reconciliations

IFRS knowledge

Financial analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

Attention to detail

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Management Accounting

Honours degree advantageous

SAICA or CIMA membership advantageous

Tools

ERP systems

Jobbeschreibung

Exceed Human Resource Consultants in Stellenbosch seeks an experienced finance professional to manage month-end processes, group reporting, and IFRS-compliant accounting across the business. This role drives automation, controls, and cross-functional collaboration with finance, sales, and operations.

You will lead a team, oversee reconciliations and cash management, and contribute to budgeting, analysis and process improvements in a fast-paced environment.