Finance Accountant (Cape Town, Za)

To prepare the financial accounting activities for group companies in accordance with IFRS to ensure valid, accurate and complete accounting records.Who you Are:You are a financial accountant – you strive to produce timely accurate reporting.You keep up to date with changes to all accounting standards.You have built capability in others before (formally and informally – through training, feedback, and other means) and you enjoy seeing others succeed.You enjoy analyzing financial data and seek to understand processes and reasons for variances.You have a strong sense of ethics and pay attention to detail.What you'll have done before:Baseline:CA (SA) accreditationLatest International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) KnowledgeCaseware experienceMinimum of 5 years of experience in Finance functionAdvantageous:SAP ERP experienceManagement experienceExciting challenges you might face in the role:Responsible for implementation of new IFRS standards.Accounting and reconciliation of leases (additions, early terminations, modifications) in terms of IFRS 16.Statutory reporting: review / compile Annual financial statements for the non-SA entities.Explain to business the impact of the new standards on financial results.What you'll be doing:Review of general ledger on a monthly basis and provide feedback to corporate accountants where required.Work with business to understand account balances and ensure validity and accuracy.Perform quarterly and year-end reporting schedules for group accounting submissions.Responsible for segment of business planning – Balance Sheet.Work closely with company auditors to complete company audits in a timely manner.Manage and supervise assistant accountant.
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