Job Description

Job Summary JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: Financial Accountant
Employment Type: Permanent, On-site
Work Location: Johannesburg

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Complete monthly accounting activities and reporting for all company departments to ensure the financial performance and position of the company is accurate, up-to-date, and complete.
• Monitor accounts to ensure that all charges and expenses, including intercompany, have been accounted for accurately and timeously.
• Compile, monitor and review monthly, quarterly, and annual Budgets and forecasting reports for the company.
• Track expenses in line with budgets; and ensure these are accurately accounted for; investigating unusual variances relative to budget and previous year.
• Prepare and upload monthly accruals and adjustment schedules.
• Prepare monthly financial reports with relevant commentary.
• Review of Weekly/Monthly Gaming taxes and Gaming Transactions.
• Cash Flow management.
• Create and update budget and forecast templates for all cost centres, intercompany and project charges.
• Support HODs in compiling annual budgets, quarterly forecasts & controls within stipulated deadlines.
• Consolidate departmental budgets into a budget for the company group to be approved and uploaded into the ERP system.
• Make value-add recommendations for cost savings, based on financial information and evaluating proposed projects.
• Co-ordinate month-end and year-end activities.
• Co-ordinate internal and external financial audits.
• Supervise the daily functions of the accounts team, resolve escalated issues, and provide coaching support.
• Conduct gaming specific reconciliations, investigations and/or internal control execution.
• Review of transactions processed by SSC for accuracy and correct allocation.
• Complete annual financial statements.
• Monitor the processing of manual payments to Shared Services Centre (SSC).
• Monitor and manage the financial processing of Africa entities.
• Assist SSC with accruals at month-end as well as preparation and review of reconciliations.
• Request invoices to be created from SSC and distribute to debtors.
• Monitor bank balances and request bank transfers between accounts where required.
• Manage administration of fixed assets including disposals, scrapping, impairments, re- evaluations of fixed assets.
• Review financial and compliance risks quarterly and address mitigating and aggravating circumstances.
• Monitor all query workflows from SSC and ensure they are routed to the correct department, responding to first line queries where appropriate.
• Monitor the purchase requisitions and purchase order processes.
• Monitor the receipting of purchase orders and submission of invoices for payment
• Monitor the e expense claims and credit card processing for the company.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Document and update financial SOP's, and supervise that practice is aligned.
• Monitor and capture data and information for BBBEE aligned to audit processes.
• Provide financial and administrative support to the commercial manager as is required for adhoc projects.
• Document and update a grad programme for finance including deliverables to guide activities and performance.
• Supervise the financial graduate programme providing coaching and advice on tasks and performance of grads.

QUALIFICATION, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualification Requirements:

• Com Accounting or Finance Management.
• Post graduate qualification is an advantage.

Experience Required:

• 6-8 years' experience in an accounts or financial management position
• Experience in gaming finance will be an advantage.
• Experience in financial ERP systems.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations and the legislative environment.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Conceptualising.
• Analytical skills (including attention to detail)
• Influencing Skills
• Managing Risks, Results and Relationships
• Decision-making.
• Emotional Maturity.
• Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of statutory legal and tax requirements.
• Strong technical knowledge including IFRS developments.
• Strong knowledge of accounting systems.
• Financial reporting.
• Computer Proficiency in MS Office (Advanced Excel); Cognos or similar, IFS (advantage).
• Business acumen.
• Numerical skills (calculations).
• Full understanding of the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Keep abreast of new developments in the financial and tax fields.

PACKAGE & REMUNERATION:

• Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, applicable experience, and previous earnings.

SPECD (Pty) Ltd

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