What does a Financial Accountant do? They ensure that the business's financial records are maintained in compliance with accounting and business practices and are accurate and timely.
Qualifications:
- Education: CA (SA)
- Experience: 1+ years post-article experience preferred
- Knowledge/Skills: Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Pastel DAX, ERP Systems, Retail
- Understanding of Telco
Responsibilities:
- Account Management: Verifies, allocates, posts and reconciles all general ledger accounts, processes all month-end journals, produces error-free accounting reports and presents results, analyses financial information and summarizes financial status, responsible for tax audits and tax returns, directs internal and external audits to ensure compliance, reviews and recommends modifications to accounting systems and procedures, provides financial advice by studying operational issues, applying financial principles and practices, and developing recommendations.
- Reporting: Ensures financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures, assists the Financial Manager with closing all relevant general ledger accounts to deliver the trial balance monthly for auditor information and preparation of the annual budget, prepares monthly GMB booklets for the group, compiles VAT & statistical reports for external institutions to assist in ratings against other retailers, assists the FM with preparation of year-end accounts and provides information for external auditors, assists the FM with ad-hoc finance queries, assists the FM with external reporting to various stakeholders, prepares statutory packs at half-year end and year end, performs financial commentary analysis.
- Accounts Receivable Management: Responsible for debtor’s reconciliation of the general ledger and the subsidiary ledger, responsible for debtors-related general ledger queries.
- Other: Month-end and ad-hoc payment approval, statutory AFS preparation, interact with auditors to provide required support.
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