Accountant, Johannesburg

Purpose:

Group Accounting is a head office and parent company function that offers the opportunity to explore and understand the business performance of the entire Group. As a Group Accountant the successful incumbent will be required to prepare cost centre reports for various cost centres; prepare consolidated management accounts for all cost centres; control the fixed assets register; review debtors/creditors aging; review all items on the balance sheet monthly; prepare the monthly balance sheet file with schedules for all balance sheet items; prepare annual budgets for individual cost centres; and consolidated view of budgets for management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the production and enhancement of reporting, ensure that the information presented, and explanations provided are accurate and consistent with information externally and internally reported.
• Supporting the CFO in the set up and implementation of the intercompany budget process and related projects.
• Budget vs spent variance analysis reporting.
• Monthly update of budgets.
• Ensuring timeous and accurate processing of all budget related intercompany transactions for all companies in the Group.
• Preparation of intercompany reports.
• Responsible for the intercompany and month end close process.
• Keeping track of the costing and budgets of all projects.
• Billing customers within stipulated deadlines, sending statements and handling collections.
• Processing of suppliers and monthly reconciliation of all accounts
• Revenue and expenses analysis and advice.
• Profit and loss statements review, adjustments and presentation.
• Payroll reconciliation, schedule check against various GL's.
• Petty cash management and reconciliation.
• Monthly reconciling of pass-through costs.
• Group Annual Financials preparation and reconciliations.
• Liaising with Finance Business Partners to resolve any intercompany mismatches.
• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations ensuring the relevant supporting documentation substantiates the balances and identifying open items to resolve.
• Processing month end journals.
• Analysis of the trial balance and explanation/commentary for movements compared to previous months.
• Supporting the interim and year end audit process.
• Preparation of notes, disclosures, and schedules for audit packs and the financial statements.
• Drafting financial statements and addressing audit queries in relation to the annual financial statements.
• Processing journals for the annual financial statements.
• Extraction of Trial Balances and adjusting journals.
• Be prepared to respond to reasonable requests from Executive Management.

          Group CEO.

          Group CFO.

          Group COO.

          Group Director.

Minimum Requirements and Experience:

• Matric
• Completed BCom Accounting
• 3 to 5 Years relevant experience handling Intercompany Accounts
• Experience working with Sage Intacct