Description:
Financial Accountant – Kazang Micro Merchant Division
Location: Hybrid Remote, Cape Town
A vacancy exists for a Financial Accountant within the Kazang - Micro Merchant Division , based in Cape Town (Hybrid Remote).
Role Summary:
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join our finance team, reporting directly to the Finance Manager (FM) . The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the finance function with month-end reporting, reconciliations, audit preparation, process improvements, and various ad hoc financial projects.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
· Assisting with preparation of month end management accounts and supplementary reports.
· Preparation and processing of month end journals
· Monthly and ad-hoc reconciliations.
· Stock reconciliations including investigation of variances and write offs, on a monthly basis.
· Review monthly VAT calculations including Output VAT and Input VAT recons.
· Assist with BEE procurement spend reconciliation and ad hoc BEE requests for information.
· Preparation of intercompany transactions and balances schedule, on a monthly basis.
. Fixed asset register management and processing of monthly depreciation journals.
· Providing information for budgets and quarterly forecasts and assisting with the preparation
thereof.
· Assisting Deloitte with statutory audit requests and preparation of Annual Financial Statements.
· Assisting SNG with annual internal audit/ SOX requests.
· Work closely with software development department with regards to new products and new
accounting treatment of products in line with our revenue recognition policies.
· Performing data analysis and cost analysis on an ad hoc basis.
· Assist with roll out of new Anaplan Reporting and Consolidation tool.
· Ensure processes across business functions are adhered to, in order for financial information to be
accurate and complete.
· Medium to long term project related work to improve accounting processes and systems.
· Assist finance dept with improvements to internal controls and implement changes where
weakness have been identified.
· Keep finance process system description documentation up to date for use by internal and
external auditors.
· Assist with implementation of new accounting systems or accounting system upgrades.
· Any other ad-hoc projects as required.
In order to be considered for this position, the following requirements must be met:
· BCom Accounting degree
· Completed 3 years SAICA articles
Competencies:
· Strong Excel skills (V-lookups, pivot tables)
· An auditor type mindset in respect of risk analysis and internal control application
· Is good at and enjoys performing reconciliations and investigations.
Behavioural Competencies:
· Works well in a team and across departments.
· Attention to detail, meticulous.
· Able to work under pressure, with a view to achieving deadlines
· Someone that asks questions