Accountant (6 Months FTC) - JHB at Hogan Lovells

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Accounts Preparation: Management and Statutory Accounts:

• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts for the South Africa and United Kingdom office and provide support to the various Business Service directors of the firm (eg, human resources, technology, office services, etc.).
• Incorporate the trial balances and cash books of some non-UK offices into the firm's consolidated monthly accounts.
• Assist with accounting computations, journal processing, the review of balance sheet control accounts.
• Contribute to the preparation of quarterly Group management accounts for the firm, together with supporting commentary explaining and interpreting the results.
• Assist in the preparation of the Group's Limited Liability Partnership financial statements under applicable International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Assist in the preparation of the statutory financial statements of some of the LLP's subsidiary undertakings.
• Create audit files and answer any audit queries that may arise.
• Load payments to suppliers and assist with Statutory Returns (VAT, Provisional Tax, Income Tax, CIPC, etc.)

Analysis, Explanation and Interpretation:

• Review and understand key trends and variances in the figures as well as the explanation of these to both finance and non-finance staff.
• Correspondence and meetings as required with senior managers to discuss monthly reports, variances, trends and future expectations.
• Correction of any errors in posting and dealing with other queries raised.
• Work with International finance teams to help them understand their results.

Budget:

• Assist in the preparation of the firm's annual budget for certain United Kingdom and South Africa support departments. This requires close liaison with senior managers.
• Work with non-UK office finance teams in order to produce their annual budget.
• Assist with the preparation of the global budget

Additional Roles or Responsibilities:

• Perform additional duties or responsibilities, which fall reasonably within the ambit of the job description, or in accordance with operational requirements.

REQUIREMENTS PROFILE

Education:

• Grade 12 or equivalent (NQF 4) - Required
• Bachelor of Commerce / Business Science in Accounting or Equivalent (NQF 7) – Required
• Articles - Recommended

Experience:

• A minimum of 2-3 years’ Accounting experience at Operational level - Required