Accountant at PSI CRO AG

Job description

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We are looking for qualified and enthusiastic candidates to take up a full-time position of Accountant to provide accounting and office administration activities in our fast-growing office in Pretoria, South Africa.

An Ideal candidate will have:

• BCOM Accounting degree working towards a higher qualification in accounting or worked towards a financial accounting diploma
• Good knowledge of Local Tax Law, good knowledge of the Accounting Principles (local gap) and other tax and legal regulations
• 2-3 years hands-on accounting experience in an international environment
• Awareness of cost plus structure in terms of Transfer Pricing
• Fluent in English – written and oral
• Ability to work accurately with strong attention to detail
• Efficient (solution-oriented), flexible, with good team spirit
• Ability to prioritize and work efficiently under tight deadlines
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office
• Knowledge in SAP is an advantage

The scope of responsibilities will include:

• Finance & Accounting
• Responsible for correctness and adequateness of company books, bank accounts
• Responsible for preparing monthly, semi-annual and annual reports, forecasts and budgets in a timely matter and according to the set deadlines for country.
• Responsible for the preparation of timely cash planning, a consistent and cost effective budget management
• Responsible for plan vs. Actual analysis (deviation analysis) and in case of substantial deviations proposing of corrective actions
• Primary contact to State Tax institution, local banks for settling of bank accounts, VAT, revenue and other corporate taxes
• Assisting responsibility for definition of process flow for financial documents in country
• Assisting responsibility for developing and maintaining of procedures and policies for country to update the chart of accounts, inventory settlement regulations and other procedures necessary for proper functioning of the company

Reporting

• Responsible for preparation and reviewing of financial reporting to Group Headquarters and Management in the country
• Preparation of financial reports for financial and administrative institutions.
• Preparation and assistance responsibility for further development of analysis and statistics

Communication

• Primary contact person for any financial matters to PSI internal, customers, vendors, local authorities, external auditors and Headquarters in Switzerland
• Compilation of yearly statutory reports and coordinate with external auditors

Data Management

• Preparation of inventory database in accordance with local and corporate rules
• Maintenance of the inventory tracking database
• Primary responsibility for preparation inventory monthly and annual reports

Administration

• Supervised responsibility to manage company assets in a cost effective manner, preparation of inventory reports
• Other
• Payroll and all related work in connection with personnel (e.g. social security reports etc.)
• Participating in projects