Financial Accountant CA(SA) - Johannesburg Gauteng

• Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Degree.
• Completed Articles Training to become a Chartered Accountant - CA(SA) recommended.
• Experience in financial accounting field.
• Logistics, supply chain business experience.  

Skills And Knowledge:

ü  Ability to manage own work to ensure deadline achievement

ü  Good planning and organising skills

ü  Ability to communicate at all levels

ü  Computer Literate (MS Office with Advanced Excel skill)

ü  Attention to detail, meticulous

Functional Standards

ü  Financial Systems, Pastel, SAP/Sage etc

ü  MS Excel Advanced

ü  Financial principles and methodologies (IFRS, SARS etc.)

KPI’s

ü  Achievement of monthly responsibilities

ü  Dealing with escalated financial matters

ü  Allocation of queried accounts

ü  100% accuracy and timeous completion of recons and financial statements

ü  Total compliance to statutory and financial principles requirements

Key Interfaces

ü  Finance department

ü  Inter-company divisions and accountants

ü  Management

ü  Customers

ü  Banks

Duties:

• Provides accurate, timely, reliable and complete financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data; preparing reports, performing transactional processing and close, consolidate, reporting procedures.
• Executes on the financial reporting, budgeting and accounting function for the business
• Prepare monthly journal entries and Maintain fixed asset registers
• Prepare monthly balance sheet recons
• Prepare monthly profit and loss statements for all branches and all business units, approximately 21 branches/business units
• Perform variance analysis on all GL accounts
• Be involved in the improvement of the financial statements
• Prepares asset, liability, capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account info.
• Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports that management may require.
• Responds and addresses financial audit queries.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Secures financial information by completing data base backups.
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
• Complies with financial legal requirements (including Tax, Vat, IFRS etc) by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
• Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Prepares the budget for all branches and business units within the RSA accounts
• Maintains customer confidence and protects ops by keeping fin information confidential.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. 
• Carry out all duties in accordance with ISO specifications.

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