About this role
- Purpose of the Job
To prepare the financial accounting activities for group companies in accordance with IFRS to ensure valid, accurate and complete accounting records.
Who You Are
- You are a financial accountant – you strive to produce timely accurate reporting.
- You keep up to date with changes to all accounting standards.
- You have built capability in others before (formally and informally –through training, feedback, and other means) and you enjoy seeing others succeed.
- You enjoy analyzing financial data and seek to understand processes and reasons for variances.
- You have a strong sense of ethics and pay attention to detail.
What You'll Be Doing
- Accounting and reconciliation of leases (additions, early terminations, modifications) in terms of IFRS 16
- Review of general ledger on a monthly basis and provide feedback to corporate accountants where required.
- Work with business to understand account balances and ensure validity and accuracy.
- Perform quarterly and year end reporting schedules for group accounting submissions.
- Responsible for segment of business planning - Balance Sheet
- Work closely with company auditors to complete company audits in a timely manner
- Manage and supervise assistant accountant.
- Multi-currency intercompany accounting
Exciting Challenges You Might Face
- Responsible for implementation of new IFRS standards
- Statutory reporting: review / compile Annual financial statements for the non-SA entities
- Explain to business the impact of the new standards on financial results.
Requirements
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Baseline
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NQF Level 7 Degree (Accounting or Relevant)
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CA (SA) accreditation
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Latest International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Knowledge
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Caseware experience
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Minimum of 5 years of experience in Finance function
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Advantageous
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SAP ERP experience
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Management experience