Position: Senior Financial Accountant
Location: Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Minimum Qualifying Criteria - Qualified Chartered Accountant
- Minimum of 4-5 years of work experience post articles.
- Commercial and Industrial Property experiences is compulsory
- Construction industry related experience is compulsory
- Experience working on the financial accounts of multiple companies in a group structure.
- Up to date knowledge of IFRS for SME's and Tax Computation
Software Skills:
Ability to prepare financials in CaseWare from a trial balance.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
Personal Attributes Analytical mindset.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Must be able to work under pressure.
Excellent communication skills.
Deadline Driven.
Must work well independently and within a team.
Key Roles and Responsibility: - Prepare the management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations with accuracy and in compliance with IFRS.
- Preparation of lease smoothing calculations when a new tenant is signed on.
- In depth analysis of the general ledger for correct processing and support for all special journal entries.
- Posting month end management account journals (depreciation, accruals, lease smoothing, interest on bonds and equipment finance etc.
- Perform analytical review of all balance sheets and income statements.
- Preparation of the property group monthly consolidated management accounts.
- Analysis of the KPI reports to ensure that all property expenses have been recovered in accordance with the governing lease agreements.
- Review and ensure that property payments, ie. Rentals, bonds, security, utilities are timeously and accurately made & reconciled to current statement of accounts.
- Review of the bond reconciliations before payments against the bond statements ensuring that interest rate changes are correctly factored in.
- Review and ensure that all construction creditor payments are in accordance with the payment certifications and approved purchase orders.
- Preparation and balancing of the group loan matrix & intercompany debtor and creditor matrix.
- Maintenance of Property Asset Register
- Preparation of control account, input & output vat reconciliations together with the monthly VAT 201 submissions
- Accurate preparation of provisional and income tax computations in accordance with the relevant tax laws
- Liaise with SARS, draft objections to SARS regarding audits and disputes on income tax and vat.
- Preparation of the year-end pack for the annual audits.
- Liaising with the auditors.
- Ability to prepare and draft financials on CaseWare ensuring compliance with relevant accounting policies and IFRS.
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