Senior Financial Accountant - Winelands: Stellenbosch at Communicate Recruitment

• Assist with annual budgeting process for group, to set targets and monitoring throughout the year
• Review budgeted fees and expenses for variances and resolve where necessary
• Assist with preparation f monthly management accounts
• Ensure Head of Departments for all Business Units receive and sign the departmental financial results
• Review financial info processed by the finance team to ensure accuracy
• Assist in implementing systems for monthly reporting
• Ensure accounting frameworks are consistently applies
• Compile monthly balance sheet recon file and ensure integrity of line items
• Analyse and identify cost versus budget and understand cost drivers
• Identify cost saving opportunities
• Compile and submit monthly VAT and EMP201 submissions
• Sound knowledge of VAT processing
• Reconciliation of VAT monthly
• Compile and submit monthly Excise submission
• Review SARS profile monthly
• Assist creditors clerks with capturing more complex invoices
• Ensure invoice approval before payment release
• Review monthly supplier recons
• Check, verify and release bank payments and all foreign payments
• Petty cash count and recon monthly
• Ensure group procurement department operate effectively in securing best products and pricing
• Detailed analysis and review on Cost of sales
• Spot checks on stock
• Review and approve final pay register
• Import payroll journals monthly
• Ensure integrity on fixed asset register
• Accounts receivable reconciliations and review
• Compiling monthly balance sheet recon
• Assist with all audit queries
• Provide feedback to creditors team and assist with their performance appraisals
• Maintain strong relationships and communication with all team members
• Develop external relationships with vendors
• Ad hoc requests where required 

Skills & Experience:

• Completed SAIPA articles and registered PA(SA)
• Minimum 3 + years of post-article experience
• Full finance function up to Management Accounts and Financial Statements 

Qualification:

• Registered Professional Accountant
• BCom or equivalent qualification