Financial Accountant at Sappi

The main responsibilities of this job are:

• Prepares the monthly group management accounts for Sappi Limited, the external quarterly booklet, and assists in compiling the annual financial statements for Sappi Limited as part of the Sappi Limited corporate accounting team. 
• Completes the IFRS Reporting and JSE Disclosure checklists for the quarterly financial results and annual financial statements.
• Prepares the quarterly group consolidation and board pack for Sappi Papier Holding GmbH and its annual financial statements.
• Prepares monthly reconciliations, investigates variances, dealing with audit queries and assisting in ad hoc project work including refinancing, acquisitions and technical accounting queries.
• Update group accounting policies as and when required.
• Assist in the group implementation of any new accounting standards.
• Performs ad-hoc tasks per company request.
• Manages and supervises the preparation and presentation of information and documents for interim and year-end audit for both internal and external auditors and plans accordingly ahead of time.  Obtains and confirm schedule requirements and expected audit timelines.  Delegates the preparation and/or acquisition of required information and documents.  Prepares and presents responses for more complex schedule requirements.
• Consolidates the transactions for Sappi Limited and Sappi Papier Holdings’ (SPH) on the Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) System ensuring that all intercompany transactions, including subsidiary investments and equity, are accurately eliminated.
• Prepares the South African Reserve Bank’s B21 Company Returns Forms for Sappi Limited’s offshore investments.
• Becomes an authorised signatory to approve and release payment

The ideal candidate should have:

• B Com Hons in Accounting  or qualified CA (SA) with experience in consolidations
• 2 years’ experience
• Hyperion Financial Management experience is advantageous
• Financial regulatory and legal compliance is a requirement

Closing date: 24 March 2020