Accountant | Markham | CPT at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Head of Finance and Management Accountant in analysing management reports and financial performance of the divisions against its specific budgets;   
• Assist with preparation and analysis of standard monthly management reports  (OPEX   and CAPEX), and provide interpretation and commentary for review;   
• Support with year-end procedures and reports;   
• Assisting with recharges of overhead costs to other divisions in the group and related queries; 
• Populate journal templates and supporting documentation to submit to the Record to Report function within Shared Services (including but not limited to accruals, year-end journals, intercompany entries);   
• Perform sundry cost centre management activities;   
• Prepare ad hoc or tailored financial reports required by the division;   
• Perform business unit specific finance activities, or ad hoc finance activities requiring contact or physical interface with colleagues in   the divisions;   
• Support the Finance and Systems Management CoE on new systems or projects requirement gathering, testing and deployment;   
• Provide assistance to non-financial line managers and reporting on all financial aspects relating to their area / cost centres on both OPEX and CAPEX, including   supplier queries;   
• Assist in reconciliation of monthly financial results to the Integrated financial plan and rolling 12 months forecast and provide analysis and understanding of these results   
• Assist in the finalisation of the month-end close off process;   
• Assisting line managers with SAP BPC budget tool capturing and balancing; 
• Assist in the preparation and completion of various monthly & quarterly excel spreadsheets for reporting purposes;  
• Populate journal templates and supporting documentation to submit to the  Record to Report function within  Shared Services (including but not limited   to accruals, year-end journals, intercompany entries);   
• Coupa and Sharepoint support to Business;   
• Assist in reconciling COUPA GRIR to services rendered/goods delivered;   
• Other ad-hoc duties and allocated project 

Qualifications and Experience:

• BCom/Hons Degree in Financial Management Accounting or equivalent 
• 4+ years post qualification experience.    
• Thorough Knowledge of Accounting procedures and principles   
• Relevant Accounting experience