Job description

Job Summary

Key responsibilities will include ensuring the accuracy, validity and completeness of management and financial accounting, analysis, budgeting, reporting and ensuring that all corporate, accounting, fiscal and regulatory requirements and deadlines are met and all records are maintained. Preparing and maintaining financial and regulatory reports for allocated companies. Ensure continuous Implementation and strict application of a set of operational and accounting standards and controls throughout the company.

Job Description

• Ensure that all financial reports including but not limited to the monthly accounts and the preparation of audit files are prepared accurately and  submitted on time on due dates, procedure manuals are adequately prepared and maintained regularly and are at the required standard;
• Applying principles of accounting to prepare and analyse financial information, prepare financial reports including financial statements, strategic plans, budgets and financial forecasts, and variances from forecasts and the interpretations thereof;
• Implementing infrastructure systems and administration systems compile and analyse financial information. Audit contracts, orders and vouchers and prepare reports to substantiate individual transactions prior to settlement. Install, modify documents and coordinates implementation of accounting systems, sound control procedures; Ensure regular processes are reviewed, documented and implemented. 
• Ensure that audit files are prepared on time and accurately.
• Ensuring that both internal and external audits are planned and executed properly.
• Ensure that all related tax and statutory affairs of the different companies are in order including but not limited to ensuring that VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL, Income Tax, Dividend Tax, FSB levies are duly submitted and paid for in time and proper cash planning is maintained to meet all our tax commitments.
• Ensure transactional recording on Pastel, process journal entries and compile general ledger, draw up financial statements to consolidated level. Allocate and process Bank statement transactions, and perform reconciliations of bank accounts, inflows, and scrip holdings;
• System static data is kept up to date.
• Ensures compliance with applicable accounting and corporate policies and ensure that entries are recorded in compliance with the policies and accounting standards.
• Implement and ensure adherence to internal control processes.
• Prepared month-end management accounts within the internal deadlines.
• Ensure that all tax submissions are done on time and accurately.
• Maintain and manage the fixed assets register.
• Keep up to date with IFRS standards and all accounting concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Ensure adequate completeness, accuracy, time lines, accessibility and consistency objectives are met when closing the books and to comply with accounting policies and procedures. Ensure records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• To regulate, supervise, review, and implement a full and accurate set of accounting records for the relevant companies in full compliance with the relevant legislation and accounting policies.
• To implement continuous review and control systems to monitor the performance of the company, its flows of funds, and adherence to budgets.
• To identify and alert the Senior Accountant of any irregularity, lack of compliance, lack of adherence to process and procedures, weakness in internal controls, and any actual or potential concerns arising out of the financial and operational matters of the business.
• To ensure that all relevant security measures and authorization levels are in place to ensure effective functioning of banking and cash management processes.
• Supervision over general accounting, property accounting, cost accounting, and budgetary controls.
• Ensure that the quality and integrity of financial and management reporting is maintained.

Requirements

• Must be AGA(SA)
• 0-5 years’ experience
• Good working knowledge on Accounting Package (Pastel, Oracle, Caseware, MDA etc)
• Excellent communication, reporting and interpersonal skills, verbal and written.
• Good teamwork skills, with the ability to develop strong relationships and to work collaboratively within the company.
• Tax, and financial regulatory and reporting requirements (IFRS).

Posted on 25 Oct 16:59