Specialist Financial Accountant at Credit Guarantee

Purpose of the Job:

Develop, implement and manage a fit-for-purpose framework to measure and manage the Accounting balance sheet verifications of the organization. Support the business through the provision of accurate, relevant and timely financial information which aids in better planning, evaluating and controlling of the organization.

Experience, knowledge & skills required:

• Honour’s degree in Accounting
• Preferred newly qualified CA
•  3 – 5 years’ experience in financial accounting

Critical objectives and responsibilities:

Develop, Implement and manage a fit-for-purpose framework to measure and manage the accounting balance sheet verifications of the organization.

• -Apply and maintain hands on management of accounting principles and procedures.
• -Analyze financial information and prepare accurate and timely financial reports and statements.
• -Ensure that appropriate accounting control procedures are maintained and put in place to minimize business risk through sensitivity analysis on operational performance and demonstrate financial and business acumen in supporting decision making in the business.
• -Assist with quarterly and year end reporting requirements including preparation of documentation to support the Management accounts and Annual Financial Statements.
• -Prepare monthly and quarterly budget vs. actual results reports with an accurate narrative on variances.
• -Assist with External and Internal audit queries and provide the relevant required information in a timely manner.
• -Define,implement and test internal controls to ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
• -Develop and manage financial systems/policies.
• -Design and implement sound financial models for new business initiatives.
• -Provide actual vs budget/forecast variance analysis on revenue and expenses.
• -Prepare or collate reconciliations for each balance sheet line item using external verification.
• -Prepare, examine, and analyse accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• -Analyse business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
• -Completion and Submission of Tax returns. Liaise with SARS on a monthly basis.

Continuous improvement to ensure effective service

• -Ensure statutory and legislative knowledge is always current in order to resolve customer complaints, to advise the business on corrective solutions to mitigate risks and to improve the customer experience whilst complying with governance requirements.
• -Ensure adherence to organisational policies, practices and procedures.
• -Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency

Service delivery to ensure customer satisfaction

• -Maintain service, quality and desired outputs within a specific functional process through ensuring compliance to tactical policies, procedures and standards.
• -Establish productive operational relationships with key stakeholders in the various channels and administrative teams.
• -Develop work routines in line with operational plans / schedules in order to manage achievement of service delivery goals.
• -Share knowledge on, and participate in the creation of new standards, control systems and procedures to maintain service delivery.

Cost control and governance adherence

• -Proactively ensure use of time, of resources, money, materials or equipment is in line with policies and procedures.
• -Support the identification, development and implementation of cost-effective processes to increase efficiency and reduce cost drivers.
• -Comply with corporate governance policies, procedures and standards.
• -Operate within agreed mandates.

Quality people practices

• - Align own behaviour with the organisation culture and values.
• -Share and transfer product, process and systems knowledge to colleagues.
• -Ensure achievement of own performance objectives.
• -Actively share information with other team members regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas.
• - Actively participate in own professional development and career path.
• -Actively promote a culture of learning and high performance culture amongst team members.

Competency Descriptors

• -Customer: Putting the customer at the heart of business decisions and driving to improve value for customers.
• -Collaboration: Creates trust, respect and builds meaningful relationships. Able to handle a wide range of relational challenges to ensure collaboration across boundaries.
• -Leading with Influence: Influences and rallies people behind common goals; actively supports growth and inspires others to exceed expectations. Communicates clear strategies and objectives for own function.
• -Innovation: Generates creative/out of the box solutions. Challenges the status quo and/or demonstrates ability to relate to challenges from a range of diverse but relevant perspectives. Willing to take calculated risks when introducing novel ideas.
• -Personal Mastery: Learns and actively works to build self-awareness; develop through experience and feedback from others. Copes effectively with stress and has the resilience to take on stretching and challenging assignments. Adjusts effectively to work within new work structures; processes; requirements and cultures.
• -Executing: Displays consistent energy, drive and perseverance in order to deliver results. Demonstrates a willingness to take calculated risks to achieve stretch performance goals.