Technical Accounting Analyst: BUSA at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Job Description

An exciting opportunity for an accountant, to provide technical accounting support for entities within South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini to ensure that the entities are applying International Financial Reporting Standards effectively.

Key Roles and responsibilities:

• Assist in compilation of annual financial statements of BU entities
• Coordinating inputs from tax team for annual financial statements
• Review significant transactions and application of International Financial Reporting Standards as well as adherence the Companies Act and other applicable laws and regulations
• Drive month-end close processes with all the stakeholders within the specific deadlines with a focusing on supporting schedules/notes to financial statements. Engage with various stakeholders to resolve issues within the specific deadlines.
• Adhere to MEC & Year end instructions and submit required templates, improving mapping and automation of interfaces between systems
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations in line with control requirements
• Assist in internal and external audit process of entities in the BU
• Adhere to internal control protocols and provide information as required for internal and external audit. Prepare, maintain and archive documentation to satisfy audit and statutory requirements.
• Any ad-hoc requests and projects related to financial controllership for BU SA

Key Competencies and Attributes:

• Business knowledge and acumen
• Ability to work on own initiative and priorities workload effectively
• High sense of accuracy, attention to detail & adherence to deadlines
• Consulting and facilitation of key customers and stakeholders
• Influencing diverse stakeholders
• Implementing and achieving business results through other people
• Driving change and demonstrating resilience
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills, attention to detail and adherence to deadlines

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting and Honours in Accounting
• 3 years' experience
• Passion for Internal Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) application
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS word