Financial Accountant

Cape Town

Contributes to the managing and administration of the group accounting systems, policies and procedures. Supports the Financial Managers through the collection, processing, recording, reconciliation and reporting of financial data, verifying the validity, completeness and accuracy of source documentation. Maintains complete and proper records of revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilities, and ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial information.

Key responsibilities

Reconciliation, analysis and monitoring of the general ledgers

Assist with audits and peer reviews of audit files

Responsible for bank reconciliations

Gathering of internal audit documents and actuary information

Ensure timely, accurate and valid payments of creditors and expenses in line with supporting documentation

Ensuring completeness of GL accounting on JDE to final trial balance stage.

Review & approval of journal entries (and preparing where necessary, especially at month end)

Review & approval of monthly Bank, Debtor, Creditor & Fixed asset recons from GL to supporting documentation

Review of invoicing to customers

Review & approval of invoices and supplier expense payments

Review & approval of statutory returns & submissions i.e. financial soundness/capital adequacy calculations

Preparation of audit file and assisting with audit queries (interim/final YE)

Assisting with supporting schedules for AFS

Preparation of Monthly management reports reconciled to JDE Trial Balance (Income statement & Balance sheet)

Review the validity, accuracy and completeness of monthly income & expenditure

Document explanations for monthly deviations from actuals to Budget & update forecasts.

Responsible for reviewing control accounts

Assisting with regulatory reporting (where applicable)

Ad hoc financial duties

Minimum requirements

B Comm Accounting Degree from an accredited University

2-5 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably with articles or audit

experience

Operations experience in ‘mid office’ role (advantageous)

Experience in the Financial Service Industry, with Unit Trust experience is a must

There is a possibility of working longer hours. Although this is not the normal working culture, there are times where this is required, so the person needs be comfortable working after 5pm, and sometimes over weekends (mostly when it is month end)

Need to be able to handle large volumes of work (i.e. someone that has experience in a large corporate environment)

Systems experience in HFM (advantageous), and JDE (a must)

Strong MS Excel m20.4s