Financial Accountant

Qualifications:B. Com Accounting degree essentialComputer literate: Syspro (advantageous) and MS Office (Strong Excel)Minimum of 5 years working experience in a similar roleExperience in an FMCG environment will be advantageous for this roleResponsibilities:All Financial reporting up to trial balance (Month-end, Year-end, Quarterly reviews)Processing of General ledger journals and ensuring that entries are correctly processed in the GL (and keeping and maintaining the required supporting documents for internal and external audit review)Submission of Flash Results and compiling Pack reporting by the 2nd and 4th working day respectivelyBalance Sheet reconciliations to be performed monthly for reviewMaintaining Fixed Asset registersLiaising with the Auditors (both Internally and Externally)Compilation of Budgets and giving guidance to the respective branches in this regardCapex management (Initiating capex, maintaining all required documents on file for audit purposes, verification of fixed assets on at least an annual basis)Calculation of commissions, provisions etcLiaising with factory and operation managers for expense accruals, queries etcRelease of local creditor payments in the bank and verifying that creditor reconciliations are correctPerforming day ends and month ends in Syspro for the following modules: AR/AP/INV/Cashbook/GLEnsuring clear intercompany charge accounts monthly.Investigation and resolution of queriesImplementation of policies and procedures through standard operating policies and the maintenance thereofVarious other ad hoc projects that may be required from time to time.Attributes and skills:Ability to perform under high levels of pressureAssertiveAttention to detailExcellent communication skills both verbal and writtenSolutions-drivenSolid and dependable team playerAdherence to strict deadlinesGood time management skills and able to work to multiple deadlines concurrently