Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant – Kazang Micro Merchant Division

Location: Hybrid Remote, Cape Town

A vacancy exists for a Financial Accountant within the Kazang – Micro Merchant Division, based in Cape Town (Hybrid Remote).

Role Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join our finance team, reporting directly to the Finance Manager (FM). The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the finance function with month-end reporting, reconciliations, audit preparation, process improvements, and various ad hoc financial projects.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Assisting with preparation of month end management accounts and supplementary reports.
· Preparation and processing of month end journals
· Monthly and ad-hoc reconciliations.
· Stock reconciliations including investigation of variances and write offs, on a monthly basis.
· Review monthly VAT calculations including Output VAT and Input VAT recons.
· Assist with BEE procurement spend reconciliation and ad hoc BEE requests for information.
· Preparation of intercompany transactions and balances schedule, on a monthly basis.
. Fixed asset register management and processing of monthly depreciation journals.
· Providing information for budgets and quarterly forecasts and assisting with the preparation
  thereof.
· Assisting Deloitte with statutory audit requests and preparation of Annual Financial Statements.
· Assisting SNG with annual internal audit/ SOX requests.
· Work closely with software development department with regards to new products and new
  accounting treatment of products in line with our revenue recognition policies.
· Performing data analysis and cost analysis on an ad hoc basis.
· Assist with roll out of new Anaplan Reporting and Consolidation tool.
· Ensure processes across business functions are adhered to, in order for financial information to be
  accurate and complete.
· Medium to long term project related work to improve accounting processes and systems.
· Assist finance dept with improvements to internal controls and implement changes where
  weakness have been identified.
· Keep finance process system description documentation up to date for use by internal and
  external auditors.
· Assist with implementation of new accounting systems or accounting system upgrades.
· Any other ad-hoc projects as required.

In order to be considered for this position, the following requirements must be met:

· BCom Accounting degree
· Completed 3 years SAICA articles

Competencies:

· Strong Excel skills (V-lookups, pivot tables)
· An auditor type mindset in respect of risk analysis and internal control application
· Is good at and enjoys performing reconciliations and investigations.

Behavioural Competencies:

· Works well in a team and across departments.
· Attention to detail, meticulous.
· Able to work under pressure, with a view to achieving deadlines
· Someone that asks questions