Senior GL Accountant - Hybrid & SPV IFRS Focus

TMF Group; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Competitive salary

International exposure

Job summary

TMF Group in Cape Town is seeking a General Ledger Senior Accountant to support the Germany Client Accounting Team, delivering high‑quality reporting, reconciliations and day‑to‑day bookkeeping under HGB and IFRS, while supervising and developing a small team.

You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, manage SPV structures, and drive process improvements in cross‑border accounting, with hybrid working and opportunities across international clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CA(SA), AGA(SA), PA(SA) or ACCA is advantageous.
• 4+ years of experience in general ledger accounting and SPV accounting.
• Exposure to IFRS and/or European GAAPs is highly advantageous.
• Fluent in English; German language skills highly appreciated, or a willingness to learn German.
• Strong MS Excel and Word skills; exposure to ERP tools (SAP, Yardi, DATEV) beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly/quarterly financial reporting, day‑to‑day bookkeeping and accounts reconciliations in accordance with German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS.
• Support onboarding of new SPVs, including review of legal documents such as purchase agreements (SPA), intercompany service agreements, external loan agreements and other corporate documents as required.
• Assist with monthly and quarterly VAT returns and statistical reporting for the German central bank (Bundesbank).
• Prepare, post and review journal entries in accordance with HGB and IFRS, focusing on assets, equity, accruals and provisions.
• Manage and reconcile accounting data across DATEV, SAP, Yardi, etc., including tenant accounting and intercompany schedules.
• Oversight of payments executed by AP team and follow‑up where appropriate.
• Produce and review ad‑hoc client reporting and support junior team members.

Skills

Organised

Analytical

Proactive

Team player

Fluent English

German willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CA(SA)/AGA(SA)/PA(SA)/ACCA

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

SAP

Yardi

DATEV

Job description

TMF Group in Cape Town is seeking a General Ledger Senior Accountant to support the Germany Client Accounting Team, delivering high‑quality reporting, reconciliations and day‑to‑day bookkeeping under HGB and IFRS, while supervising and developing a small team.

You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, manage SPV structures, and drive process improvements in cross‑border accounting, with hybrid working and opportunities across international clients.