1 x Vacancy

6 month contract

Job Title: Financial Accountant
Business Unit: Financial Services
Geographical Area: Gauteng
Job Type: Contract

Qualification & Experience Required:
- CA(SA) or other relevant accounting qualification
- 2 years post-graduate experience (Banking experience would be beneficial)

Competencies Required:
- Analysis and attention to detail
- Influencing and impact (including negotiation)
- Time and self management
- Excellence/quality orientation
- Commercial and financial acumen
- Consulting and advising
- Building relationships
- Judgement and decision making
- A self-starter who is able to work independently as well as in a team
- Customer service orientation
- Strong problem-solving and investigation skills
- Verbal and written communication (including listening)

Critical Performance Areas
An opportunity is available to perform the function of Financial/ Management Accountant for the client in their Investments and Advisory areas within Financial Services. The main function of this Financial/Management Accountant will be the financial and operational management of the client and some of its subsidiaries and other entities under the management of the division.
1. Management Accounting
Perform management accounting functions for the entities, including (but not limited to);
- Record all cash flow entries using Chameleon and clients online banking;
- Maintaining and preparing amortisation schedules for preference share funding of the entity;
- Dynamic cash flow forecasting;
- Monthly confirmation of intercompany and interdivisional transactions and balances;
- Liaising with accountants and transaction managers (TM’s) in business units;
- Monthly management account preparation;
- Preparation of FASpacks to enable monthly Group reporting on HFM (Hyperion Financial Management);
- Maintain audit fee reconciliation and ensure that appropriate accruals are raised on a bi-annual basis;
- Accounting query resolution;
- Updating of forecasts when required;
- Preparation of annual budgets for entities;
- Ad hoc preparation of resolutions, solvency and liquidity statements for dividend payments, preference share issuances etc;
- Attend the Deal Conclusion Forum (DCF) meetings for any new transactions within the entities;
- Drafting of annual financial statements;
- Preparation of audit files for the external auditors;
- Liaising and assisting auditors to resolve queries during the annual audit;
- Assist with any ad hoc projects.
- Maintaining schedules for dividends tax purposes;
- Preparation of bi-monthly VAT calculation and return; and
- Calculation or review of provisional and final taxes