Client Summary
Our client is a leading entity in the information management sector, committed to providing innovative solutions for digital transformation and efficient business processes.
Job Description
Our client is seeking a meticulous and strategic Group Consolidation and Reporting Accountant to join their dynamic finance team. This role offers the chance to engage with a robust financial structure and contribute to the success of a forward-thinking organization.
Duties & Responsibilities
Finance and reporting (monthly and annual responsibilities)
Group
- Preparation of Group flash on a monthly basis (including review of forecasting).
- Preparation of Group management accounts on a monthly basis (including review of monthly forecasting).
- Drafting and passing monthly Consolidation journals (including ensuring Group intercompany loans are in balance).
- Group cashflow bi-weekly review.
- Preparation of Group annual budget (accumulation of businesses budgets).
- Group banking administration.
- Review businesses tax schedules (Provisionals, interim and final).
- Preparation of Group tax schedules (provisionals, interim and final).
- Manage Group internal and external audits and ensure subsidiary statutory audits are completed timeously.
- Ensure monthly group reporting deadlines are adhered to by all businesses.
- Ensure subsidiary AFS are signed off timeously.
- Assist with drafting of Group AFS.
- Assist with preparing workings for Group audit deliverables.
Head Office
- Review Head office annual budgets.
- Review of head office VAT returns.
- Head office trial balance review – this includes correct allocation of income and expenses.
- Head office P/L actual vs budget variance analysis as well as preparation of forecasting.
- Review of head office monthly general ledger recons (including fixed asset recon review).
- Ensure fixed asset management is sufficient – additions and disposals are being accounted for correctly.
- Head office payment authorisation and release.
- Opex authorisation (workflow approvals).
- Liaise with internal and external auditors.
- Adhoc support to Group FM.
Tax
- Deal with SARS and SARS related queries.
- Review of tax computations for 1st, 2nd provisional, interim and annual submissions.
- Completion and submission of annual, provisional and IT14SD returns.
IFRS
- Identify, develop and implement new accounting policies across the group to ensure IFRS compliance as well as good corporate governance.
Desired Experience & Qualification
- CA(SA) with 2-4 years commercial experience.
- Experience in understanding the Group consolidation and reporting role in its entirety is essential.
- Must be a self-starter and willing to understand the detail and report on the results to EXCO.
- SAGE X3 experience is beneficial.
- Excellent in Excel (advanced Excel skills), Word and written communication.
- Experience in a group environment is beneficial.
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