Accountant at Flight Centre South Africa

Job description

The Business Services Accountant will be responsible for assisting the Business Services Financial Controller to provide accurate and deadline focussed consolidated financial reporting to the executive team, as well as managing accounting processes on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

Business partnering with finance and other support teams is key to ensure that deadlines are met, processes are consistent and accurate and financial controls are adhered to.

This role requires an absolute focus on control, ensuring compliance to accounting standards (IFRS) and industry regulations, as well as internal financial policies.

In addition, a significant degree of flexibility is essential to respond to the various needs and changing requirements of the business. As such, the Business Services Accountant will need to assist and independently produce robust routine and ad-hoc analysis from multiple, complex data sources.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Preparation of monthly Profit and Loss statements for allocated support shops. Analysis and interpretation of monthly results to understand and monitor significant variances
• Assisting with consolidated month-end reporting to ensure that all deadlines are met in a timely manner
• Assistance with consolidation of Global Financial Reporting documents
• Consolidated Balance Sheet reporting and management
• Completion and accurate reporting of weekly estimates
• Assistance with year-end completion of external (statutory) reporting and external audit relationships
• Assistance with taxation requirements
• Cash flow reporting and forecasting
• Asset management
• Modelling and control of consolidated budgets and forecasts
• Cost and productivity control and analysis at an operational and strategic level
• Provide ad-hoc training and accounting support as required
• Acting at all times in accordance to the Core Values within the boarder finance team:
• Professionals who are fun at heart
• United team players who are committed to our people
• Resilient in the face of change whilst challenging the status quo