Accountant at Merchant West

Role Purpose:

• As the Accountant, you will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance, and supporting internal audits.
• Success in this position requires effective collaboration with teams across various business areas to maintain consistency and accuracy in financial transactions. The scope of this role includes day-to-day accounting tasks, reconciling accounts, preparing Trial Balance reports, and providing financial reports to stakeholders. The position is integral to supporting the company’s growth by ensuring that financial processes are efficient, transparent, and aligned with legal standards.

Main Accountabilities:

Financial Transaction Processing

• Accurately process all supplier and customer invoices in a timely manner, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Process and post financial transactions, including accounts payable and receivable.
• Manage and record financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Financial Record Maintenance

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records for the company.
• Maintain the general ledger and ensure all journal entries are accurate.

Account Reconciliation and Accuracy

• Reconcile accounts and resolve discrepancies in financial statements.

Trial Balance and Ledger Management

• Prepare and ensure the accuracy of Trial Balance reports.

Financial Reporting Support

• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Assist in the preparation of reports for management and stakeholders.

Financial Period-End Close

• Support the process of closing the books at month-end, quarter-end, and year-end.

Audit and Compliance Support

• Provide accounting support for internal audits and compliance checks.
• Maintain proper documentation and records to support internal and external audits.

Cross-Functional Financial Collaboration

• Collaborate with teams across advisory, group, and international pillars to ensure financial records are consistent and accurate.
• Address inquiries and provide clarification regarding financial transactions across different pillars.

Regulatory and Accounting Compliance

• Ensure that all accounting practices are in line with legal and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications:

• BCom degree in accounting
• Post Degree qualification could be advantageous
• 2 -3 years’ experience in a similar role

Experience:

• Experience in financial accounting within a financial services or working capital environment (advantageous)
• Maintaining general ledgers and processing financial transactions.
• Supporting month-end and year-end financial close processes.
• Preparing financial reports, trial balances, and management accounts.
• Supporting internal and external audit processes.

Skills:

• Financial accounting and general ledger management
• Financial transaction processing and reconciliation
• Preparation of trial balances and financial reports
• Accounts payable and receivable management
• Financial data analysis and reporting
• Month-end and year-end close processes
• Accounting systems and financial software utilisation
• Regulatory and financial reporting compliance

Competencies:

• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Accountability and ownership
• Professional integrity and ethical judgement
• Stakeholder collaboration and communication
• Time management and organisational discipline
• Results orientation and reliability
• Compliance awareness and governance discipline