Senior Accountant - Brackenfell at CA Support

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for overseeing general accounting operations by controlling and verifying financial transactions.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating,and entering transactions.
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling andanalysing account information.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, andreconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance,and reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheetprofit and loss, and other statements.
• Analyse financial trends.
• Monthly Finance Reporting.
• VAT Preparation and submissions.
• Creating payment batches
• Manage weekly and monthly payments.
• Completes external audit by analysing and scheduling general ledger accounts andproviding information for auditors.
• Assist with internal audits when required
• Prepare Forecast costs and Revenues.
• Prepare Budgets.
• Maintenance on asset registers
• Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

• Technical skills - accounting, financial management, taxation
• Strong analytical ability to interpret financial information
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Decision making and communication skills essential
• Deadline driven, attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure and various time constraints
• Great interpersonal skills

 QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification in Accounting would be advantageous.
• Completed SAIPA / SAICA / CIMA articles would be advantageous
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ financial experience
• Staff Management Experience
• Solid knowledge of IFRS, Financial Management, Accounting principles and Cost Accounting