Financial Accountant

This position reports to: Finance Manager Responsibilities include: Preparing monthly management accounts Preparing monthly Balance sheet reconciliations Process monthly standard journals, provisions, and accruals Comparing budgets to actual results and reporting on variances from the budget Maintaining and reconciling intercompany loans. VAT preparation and submission to SARS as well as dealing with any audit queries from SARS. PAYE monthly submission to SARS. Preparing audit files and assist with co-ordination of the audit and address audit queries Full responsibility of fixed assets, this includes maintaining fixed asset registers and preparing and processing monthly depreciation journals. Assisting the financial manager and other departments with finance related queries Candidate requirements: B. Com (Honours) in accounting SAICA articles will be an advantage 15 years Financial Accounting experience with 3 years financial accounting experience in the investment industry will be an advantage Self-starter and ability to work independently Experience in working with multiple TB's (5 to 10) Ability to multitask and work well under pressure Strong balance-sheet reconciliation skills VAT knowledge, experience in reconciliation and problem solving SARS E-filing experience Excellent excel skills Sage One Accounting system experience Good communication skills Quick learner