Financial Accountant - Sandton at Core Group

ABOUT THE JOB:

• A naturalborn leader with an entrepreneurial flair and analytic mind. That’s who we need to oversee the Finance team within our iStore Finance team.
• Are you looking for a company where you are able taccelerate your career and gain exposure within a tech company using data analysis/digital tools?
• The iStore is an environment where we have reinvented the Finance function and enjoy enabling our staff with career acceleration, this is a challenging environment our culture is we believe in innovation, pushing our people and recognition.

ABOUT YOU:

We’re looking for someone with:

• A BCom degree
• Three or more years working in the finance industry, specifically TB processing, expense and balance sheet analysis. (Experience in an inventory environment is a plus.)

Who can:

• Lead – rather than manage – a team.
• Excel at Excel.
• Approach their role with a customercentric perspective.
• Proactively problemsolve without a formal briefing.
• Ensure all our accounting objectives and KPAs are achieved.
• Talk the talk.
• Type the type.
• Pay attention tdetail.
• Keep up in an industry that never stops.
• Pay attention tdetail.
• Respect and accept their colleagues and peers.
• Be on time, all the time.
• Notice that ‘Pay attention tdetail’ appeared twice in the list.

And who’ll handle:

• Full Financial Function and supporting the Senior Accountant, Finance Manager and Finance Executive
• Direct and indirect taxation
• Reporting and data analysis
• Review of routine balance sheet control procedures and identify, escalate and resolve any risks.
• Performing the more technical and challenging reconciliations and analysis where required.
• Monitoring, escalating and resolving Sub Ledger and General Ledger differences
• Ensuring the execution of routine VAT controls that highlight VAT risks.
• The key support role in IFRS compliance.
• Staff management.
• Project management for month ends and other key reporting dates tensure deadlines are met.
• The key support role in statutory audit.
• Supporting preparations if reporting presentations.
• Supporting ad hoc projects where required.