Accountant
East London, Eastern Cape
R 300000 ZA Per annum
Overview:
The duties of this role include preparing of management accounts, managing the cash flow and income statement, maintaining the fixed asset register and depreciation thereof, preparing year-end journals and preparation of audit files as well as preparing of financial statements. This position reports in to the Senior Accountant / Finance Manager.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or an equivalent
Strong Excel skills
Ability to manage a team and carry out day to day Accountant duties
Ability to meet deadlines
Able to handle large volumes of work including stock management.
Ability to manage a remote team while ensuring that targets are met
Responsibilities:
Responsible for accounting for daily Creditors and Debtors transactions
Responsible in ensuring month-end reconciliations and reports are completed
Full control of Fixed Assets – approval; maintaining asset register; scrapings; revalue; recon to GL
Responsible for ensuring financial Year-end audit is carried out efficiently and successfully
Making sure that costing and controls are in place and adhered to
Preparing monthly management accounts
Analysis and investigation of variances
Calculation of depreciation
Managing provisions and accruals
Reviewing creditor’s reconciliations
Processing Journals
Reviewing of payments
Preparing the audit file and ensuring compliance
Monitor & reconcile all projects – new builds and remodels
Monitor monthly costs per store per budget.
Recon head office/Franchise Head Sales vs Royalties vs Income Statement
Any other ad hoc duties
Supervising remotely: General finance staff – creditors; cash controls; bank accounts; oversee/prep all Balance Sheet recons
Competencies;
Analysing and investigation of variances to bring attention to ops team and propose possible reasons to the variances
Judgment and decision making around managing finance team and daily routines
To keep up to date with country finance laws to ensure compliance and advise
Advanced numerical skills and statistical skills
The capacity to arrange the availability and allocation of resources, the utilisation of control systems as well as the delegation and co-ordination of tasks and duties of individuals and groups.
To plan, prioritise and systemise the action in line with required resources.
Capacity to focus on and achieve standards of service which comply with the highest expectations of clients
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