Senior Financial Accountant Oryx at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• Provide continuous input into financial and business decision making at a tactical/operational level, the completion of financial accounting reports and all statutory reporting requirements and the day-to-day execution of financial related activities.
• Provide accurate, timeous information as and when required by the entity's reporting requirements including monthly management reporting, quarterly SARB reporting and assistance in the preparation and timeous submission of annual Financial Statements of the entity.

Key Accountabilities

• Populate monthly financial information in OneStream
• Timeous and accurate completion of monthly reporting
• Ensure the integrity of the GL accounts and the structure of the ledger
• Good understanding of SAP to ensure alignment with management reporting objectives and requirements
• GL reconciliations – perform monthly GL and / or sub ledger reconciliations, reviews and validate GL reconciliations performed by other teams in business unit
• Ensure all GL reconciliations are performed and completed, audit files are delivered for review
• SOX – comply with requirements in terms of controls over financial reporting and general ledger
• Provide the necessary information within the prescribed deadlines to external auditors to ensure audits are seamless and completed timeously
• Audit findings / recommendations are considered and implemented
• Coordination and preparation of 5-year ST and LT Budget, full balance sheet and income statement in OneStream
• Effective statutory reporting execution taking into account group timelines and requirements
• Assist in preparation of stand-alone annual financial statements
• Stakeholder interface management – network with key stakeholders in the group and provide guidance to business unit financial team in terms of compliance to reporting frameworks
• Common understanding and implementation of accounting and issues – first preparer of RPC technical position papers
• Provide inputs into cash flow forecasting process
• Preparation of tax returns (incl. VAT) in conjunction with Group Tax Services
• Quarterly South African Reserve Bank quarterly reports and returns.
• Accurate interpretation and management of intercompany reports for intercompany transactions and balances, including Onestream reporting and liaison with intercompany counter parts where required.
• Management and accuracy of foreign currency translation on balance sheet and income statement transactions including Onestream reporting

Formal Education

• University Bachelor's Degree in a finance or related field

Working Experience

• 6+ relevant years
• Working knowledge of SAP
• Proven technical financial reporting skills