Financial Accountant at MIBCO

Duties and Responsibilities

• Management of the creditors, banking, funds, fixed assets and payroll
• Assist in annual budgeting and continuous budget control
• Responsible for issuing accurate and timeous monthly financial reports
• Review monthly Management Accounts and provide variance report
• Assist with the external and internal audits
• Check, authorise and release creditors payments
• Oversee procurement of fixed assets as per policy
• Review monthly management accounts to ensure accuracy and provide consolidated variance report
• Ensure all balance sheet, Payroll and Income Statement recons are accurate and done on time
• Responsible for drafting Policies and Standard Operating Procedures
• Manage staff and review performance
• Ensure all regional income statements are accurate, and distributed on time to all managers
• Responsible for all balance sheet and income statement recons
• Assist in the preparation of annual financial statements 
• Query resolution
• Adhoc projects as assigned by the General Manager Finance

Competencies - Skills / Abilities

•  Above average verbal and written communication and listening skills
• Ability to adhere to deadlines
• Must at all times be diplomatic and assertive
• Ability to work independently and use initiative along with problem solving abilities
• Ability to build strong effective relationships with clients, colleagues and management
• Must be a good team player and achieve objectives as set out by the General Manager Finance
• Must be meticulous in carrying out tasks/instructions etc
• Must have good interpersonal and decision making skills
•  Must have good analytical skills with attention to detail
•  Report writing skills
• Ability to work under pressure

Requirements

Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience

• Recognized Accounting qualification.
• 3-5 years working experience, with atleast 2 years’ experience at a supervisory level.
• Bookkeeping with full accounting function experience.
• Experience in handling the year-end audit process.
• People management in all aspects
• Computer literacy - Accounting package (Sage an advantage), Advanced Excel, Word, Outlook
• Payroll related experience advantage
• Be affiliated with either, SAICA (SA Institute of Chartered Accountants); CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) or ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
• SAGE(X3)
• Caseware working systems
• Advance excel skills