Accountant
Finance/Admin
Cape Town – Western Cape
ENVIRONMENT:
YOUR ability to manage & meet deadlines while managing multiple projects simultaneously is sought to fill the role of an Accountant by our client, a reputable Property Management Group. Your core role will entail managing the full management Accounting, Cashbook, and Payment functions of various entities within the Group. The ideal candidate will require a completed Accounting tertiary qualification with proven work experience – preferably 4 years – within a similar role within a Commercial/Corporate or Operational environment with solid knowledge of financial processes, systems and related laws. You must have also been responsible for managing accounts to balance sheet and income statement and for ensuring that accounts are accurate and meaningful, and information contained in the accounts is accurate and relevant. Candidates must have strong proficiency in Advanced Excel including VLOOKUPs and preferably Google Drive, Sheets and Docs.
DUTIES:
- Responsible to produce monthly Management Accounts for various entities, including balance sheets, income statements, and supporting schedules.
- Ensure Management Accounts packs are correct, and that due date deadlines are met.
- Review Budget Vs Actual variances and report on any variances.
- Reconciliation and reports of various company accounts with regards to cash flow.
- Prepare audit packs and liaise with auditors regarding annual financial statements.
- Submission of statutory returns for VAT.
- Review of payments for correct allocation and VAT treatment.
- Weekly / daily review of all cashbooks, invoicing, debtors age analysis and assist in the management of the credit control process.
- Authorisation of payments on the banking portal.
- Investigate Expense variance and add as notes to Income Statement schedules.
- Respond to and follow up on accounts queries.
- Respond to ad hoc projects, queries and analyses thereof.
- Provide support to the Financial Manager.
- Review of the system of internal controls and management and promotion of more effective management systems.
- Produce accurate monthly management accounts in terms of agreed timelines.
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications –
- Completed tertiary qualification in Accounting.
Experience/Skills –
- Proven experience in commercial / corporate / operational environment OR 4 years of experience as an Accountant in a Commercial / Corporate / Operational environment.
- Solid knowledge of financial processes, systems and related laws.
- Must have been responsible for managing accounts to balance sheet and income statement.
- Must have been responsible for ensuring that accounts are accurate and meaningful, and information contained in the accounts is accurate and relevant.
- Computer literate – experience in Google Drive, Sheets and Docs preferable.
ATTRIBUTES:
- Excellent communication skills.
- Able to perform under pressure.
- Must be accurate.
- Attention to detail.
- Proven organisational skills.
- Able to perform and manage deadlines and meet them.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Responsible, accountable and dedicated.