National Accounting Manager - Johannesburg at Trafalgar Property and Financial Services

More about the role:

• As the National Accounting Manager, you will be accountable for all accounting operations including monitoring and managing the national bookkeeping teams, compromising over 50 staff,  therefore strong managerial and leadership skills are required.
• Although the position is based in Johannesburg, it will require periodic travel to the regional teams.
• The suitable candidate will be largely responsible for developing and implementing effective accounting systems and practices.
• Registration as a tax practitioner would be an advantage, further experience with automating accounting workflows, and reporting will be a significant advantage.
• The suitable candidate will be responsible for conducting regular quality control reviews, as well as dealing with escalated queries arising from external auditors for our managed schemes.
• The candidate must be tech savvy and be comfortable working with multiple software systems.
• Recruiting and training support for the regional accounting teams, accounting and portfolio management operational staff will be required.
• Monthly meetings with clients where necessary, to review and discuss accounting queries, also direct involvement with complex accounting and tax related queries may be required.
• Managing the monthly KPIs of the national teams and supporting escalations where required.
• Working closely with the bookkeeping supervisors and teams to analyse accounting data, producing and cross-checking financial reports or statements, implementing corrective measures and outlining effective accounting procedures, would be needed.
• Review of auditor panels and management of deadlines, and drafting of AFS for our premium clients, will be a necessity.