Job Description

A company that offers lifestyle and concierge services to individuals and businesses is looking for a Group Accountant in Cape Town!They provide personalised support in various areas such as travel, dining, entertainment, and more, often aiming to simplify and enhance the lives of their clients. Their services are typically high-end, catering to a range of needs from everyday requests to complex arrangements.Given their clientele, you might get the chance to interact with influential and high-profile individuals, which could be beneficial for personal and professional growth.As a Group Accountant, you will support the shared service finance team with various accounting tasks. Your main objective is to ensure completeness, compliance, and accuracy for ledgers across entities processed by local accountants in the shared service center. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, eager to learn and grow. This role covers entities in EMEA, APAC, and AMERICA, with potential for further development. Given the industry's rapid growth, you will need to be a self-starter, flexible, and adept at managing multiple work streams.Reach out to for more information.Duties:

• Lead and manage a local team of accountants.
• Ensure quality of key financial controls and governance.
• Produce month-end financial ledgers on time, liaising with local accountants and uploading accurate data for relevant entities.
• Conduct month-end reviews of detailed balance sheets, sub-ledgers, payroll, and tax reconciliations, ensuring consistency in approach and format.
• Oversee monthly bank closures, including reconciliations and revaluations.
• Ensure accountants maintain detailed subsidiary ledgers, asset registers, and monthly accounting of depreciation, debtors, creditors, and members accounts.
• Monitor aged debtors and creditors.
• Act as key contact for local and group audits, liaising with auditors.
• Ensure accountants maintain cashbooks and cashflows for business entities.
• Ensure correct cost center allocations for costs in line with the Ten MAID system.
• Support operations teams by providing necessary reports and analysis.
• Assist with month-end financial reports and posting journal entries.
• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and review accountants reconciliations to ensure completeness and standard.
• Assist with ad-hoc group postings and maintaining holding company ledgers and
• Support Finance on projects and tasks.
• Support Ops teams by providing necessary reports and analysis.

• Perform any other tasks and projects required by the wider finance team on an ad-hoc basis.
• Keep up with financial policies, regulations, legislation, IFRS Standards, and exchange rate conversions

Job Experience & Skills Required:Qualifications:

• Matric (Garde 12)
• BCom Accounting
• CIMA, SAIPA Professional Accountant (SA), or Associate General Accountant AGA (SA)

Experience:

• Completed SAICA or SAIPA Articles
• Minimum of 4 years of practical work experience in accounting or finance roles.
• Minimum 2 years experience managing people.
• Experience with shared service/finance operations management in a global/multi-site organisation is beneficial.
• Experience in the Hospitality/Travel industry preferred
• Experience creating and maintaining robust controls within centralised finance operations.
• Strong leadership and management skills, driving a Best in Class approach.
• Passion for automation and building efficient processes.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting principles (IFRS), financial regulations, and taxation laws

Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and communicate findings effectively to non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including procurement, sales, and engineering.
• Proficiency in advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong ethical standards and integrity, with a commitment to upholding the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality in financial matters.
• Self-motivation, excellent communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• An analytical mind, keen eye for detail, and desire to probe further into data.
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines, such as month-end closures.
• Knowledge of financial systems, particularly Microsoft Dynamics Business Central General Ledger (previously Navision), is beneficial but not essential.

If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.For more information contact:
Shouneez Scheepers
Principal Recruiter: Finance and ITFor more information please contact:Shouneez Scheepers

Salix Recruitment