Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Group Reporting and Financial Accountant at I&J, Cape Town. The individual will be responsible for the Group Reporting and Financial Accounting.Line Manager: Finance Manager Group Reporting and TaxNumber of direct reports 0Job Specification:

• Monthly reporting and accounting:

• Preparation of all consolidation monthly entries
• Prepare the monthly Early estimation documents and income statements
• Prepare the full month-end reporting pack with all relevant workings and support
• Assist with answering queries on monthly results and reports
• Preparation of Loadshedding schedules
• Preparation of any additional monthly reports

• Quarterly reporting and accounting:

• Preparation of all consolidation quarterly entries
• Preparation of all additional quarterly reports
• Assist with answering queries on quarterly results

• Year-end reporting and accounting:

• Preparation of any additional year-end accounting entries required for group and consolidation
• Preparation of year-end reporting pack with comparatives and additional disclosures
• Preparation of additional reporting requirements for year end
• Assist with answering queries on yearly results

• Dividends:

• Solvency and liquidity work papers
• Accounting entries and arranging for payments
• Assist with declarations to SARS
• Any ad hoc requests / schedules / queries from AVI or internally
• Continuous maintenance and improvement of templates and standard operating procedures.
• Ad-hoc Finance related assistance on various projects that arise in the ordinary course of business to be dealt with effectively and promptly - Assisting all business units across the Group.
• Assist with deregistrations of entities and accounting work

• Audits:

• Assist with external audit requests and process
• Assist with internal audit requests and requirements
• Assist with Information for BBEEE audits
• Preparation of representation letters and additional questionnaires

• Forecast and budget process:

• Quarterly and yearly budget process and full pack preparations & supporting work papers

• Annual Financial Statements:

• Preparation of all entities' AFS on Draftworx with supporting documentation
• To address all review notes internally (from FM and FD), and from auditors & AVI
• Preparation of related party schedules and support
• Assist with all finalization documentation
• Calculate PIS scores for each entity and report to company secretary
• Conversions of AFS in Draftworx to XBRL format

• Board packs:

• Assist in preparation of work papers, support and presentation slides

• Sagers submissions and support to assist with
• STATS SA submissions and questionnaires to complete

• Direct and indirect taxes:

• Assist Tax accountant in busy times with tax and deferred taxes (especially half year-end, year end, and provisional taxes with tight deadlines)
• Back-up for full Tax accountant position when needed

• SAIPA or SAICA articles with 3 - 5 years post article experience in a reporting / financial accountant role
• Or 4 - 6 years over all experience in reporting and Accounting

• Bcom Accounting Degree at a University
• CA (SA) would be advantageous

• Draftworx would be an advantageous
• Experience in preparation of income tax returns, VAT returns, provisional tax returns, dividend tax returns and carbon tax returns would be advantageous
• SAP advantageous
• Advanced Excel
• BI reporting advantageous

• Documenting Facts
• Interpreting Data
• Attention to Detail
• Thinking Analytically
• Planning and Organising
• Meeting Deadlines
• Keeping Commitments
• Minimising Risk

AVI