Senior Accountant at hearX Group

Minimum education (essential):

• B.Com Accounting Degree or related Financial Degree

Minimum education (desirable):

• Honours Degree in Accounting

Minimum applicable experience (years):

• 3 - 7 post article years

Required nature of experience:

• Commercial experience 
• Full bookkeeping experience up to trial balance (Including debtors management, creditors management, general ledger) 
• Tax compliance
• Statutory compliance
• Financial Reporting
• Month end procedure management
• Team management 
• Beneficial if articles were completed at an accounting firm

Financial Reporting 10%

• Analyse financial information and summarize financial status. 
• Participate in financial standards setting and in the forecast process.
• Suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending. 
• Perform variance analysis and prepare account reconciliations.

Month End Procedure Management 50%

• Manage and assist the team to complete the month-end procedure within deadline.  
• Prepare month-end close procedures including debtors, creditors, cash, general ledger and trial balance reconciliations.  
• Identify errors and recommend changes to processing accounting transactions. 
• Process journal entries to ensure accuracy..  
• Assist in financial standards setting and forecast process.

Team Monitoring 10%

• Assist with managing accounting assistants, bookkeeper and accountant.
• Provide input into the department's goal setting process.
• Plan, assign and review staff’s work.
• Provide training and mentoring to employees in the finance department.

General Financial Administration 20%

• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
• Support year-end close process.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.  
• Liaise with the Financial Manager to improve financial procedures. 
• Assist with the budgeting process. 
• Coordinate accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the accounting and finance team or with other departments. 
• Assist with managing all company facilities.

Compliance 5%

• Assist with tax audits and tax returns.
• Assist in financial standards setting for compliance and forecast process.
• Assist with directing internal and external audits to ensure compliance.
• Assist with keeping company documents up to date and maintain a record of such.

QMS 5%

• Ensure that QMS guidelines are adhered to. 
• Ensure that all supporting documents are kept to date. 
• Ensure that all processes are kept relevant.