Financial Accountant (6 Month Contract) - Countrywide at DataOrbis

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the financial accounts are managed in accordance with IFRS
• Reviewing the processing of the financial administrators
• Maintaining the asset register
• Processing of intercompany transactions including month end journals, payroll reconciliations and accruals
• Managing cash books and reviewing bank reconciliations
• Assistance in managing the bank accounts
• Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Liaising with SARS on taxation submissions and queries
• VAT Calculations, filing and submission
• Audit preparation and management
• Working capital management including managing debtors and vendors with the relevant finance clerks
• Managing the debtors and creditors team members
• Assistance with the management of financial administration for DataOrbis
• Carrying out of other ad-hoc requests as required
• Ensuring month-end actuals processing deadlines are met and liaising with the relevant Smollan group stakeholders
• Finance team guidance and assistance

Requirements

Your skills and experience include 

• BCom or BBusSci post-graduate diploma/Honors in Accounting is essential. A professional qualification CA(SA)/CIMA/ACCA is preferrable.
• Minimum 3 – 4 years’ working experience within a financial role or a minimum of 3 years articles plus 1 year post articles experience.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel and proficiency in NetSuite/SAGE/MS Dynamics 365 ERPs would be a distinct advantage.

Key personal attributes include  

• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Logical and structured thought process 
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work accurately within reporting deadlines
• Tact, discretion, and respect for confidentiality
• Good decision making with the ability to make sound independent judgements
• Passionate and self-motivated with a sound values and belief system
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Takes ownership and remains accountable