An international software solutions business with satellite offices bases across the world (Africa, Americas, Europe, and Australasia) is seeking to permanently employ a Senior Financial Accountant in Cape Town.
A successful Senior Accountant combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of IFRS accounting standards, knowledge of tax-related matters and has a good understanding of statutory returns and corporate governance, working across multiple jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures.
- Financial Oversight and Control
- Ensure compliance with IFRS standards and with internal accounting policies.
- Managing intercompany transactions according to our Transfer Pricing Policy.
- Liaise with regional accounting and tax service providers (where applicable), to ensure the filing of any statutory local returns is done timely and accurately.
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and provide balance sheet analysis.
- Identify areas of improvements of business processes to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
- Assist with tax audits and where applicable prepare tax returns.
- Perform quarterly tax effect accounting.
- Assisting with annual audit preparations.
- Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
- Preparing financial analyses and reports.
- Ensuring the general ledger is perfectly maintained.
- Ad hoc assistance to the Group Financial Controller with reports, etc.
- Collaborate across regions with Administration Officers and Regional Operation Managers.
- Mentoring of junior finance staff.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years experience in a Senior Financial Accountant role or similar in mid-sized companies.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field
- Recognized accounting qualification preferred (i.e. SAIPA/SAICA/CIMA/ACCA/SAIBA)
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
- In-depth understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions will be desirable
- A sound knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP would be desirable (advantageous but not compulsory).
Salary: R50,000 to R65,000 / month, dependant on skills and experience
HOW TO APPLY
- Ensure you meet all the requirements
- Complete all the requested information below
- Remember to attach your CV
- Once your application has been made, you will receive a generic e-mail to confirm the receipt of your application
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
- Should you not be contacted by a consultant within 2 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.