Accountant (CH1089)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our client, a leading payments service provider, has an exciting opportunity for an Accountant in their growing Finance team based at their Head Office in Stellenbosch.

This role requires ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in financial operations while supporting the broader finance team and executive management. The ideal candidate is a proactive team player with strong financial acumen, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively. They possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the general ledger by recording financial transactions and ensuring proper allocation of costs and revenues for various companies in the group.
• Prepare monthly management accounts & other reports for these entities.
• Perform regular reconciliations of accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness and investigate discrepancies.
• Implement and monitor financial controls and processes.
• Assist in external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations for financial activities.
• Manage debtors’ functions, including invoices, fee collections, and net settlements.
• Prepare and load daily payments to business partners, ensuring accuracy and timely execution.
• Monitor and manage pre-funding balances of specified business partners.
• Statutory reporting.
• Reconcile intercompany loan balances.
• Provide financial information for Board Packs and executive analysis as needed.
• Manage refunds and chargebacks and ensure accurate and complete allocations/reconciliations in the financial records.
• Collaborate with the finance team to address ad hoc queries and prepare specialised analysis.

Minimum requirements:

• Relevant financial post-graduate qualification
• Completed articles (SAIPA/SAICA) or 3 year’s relevant experience
• Knowledge of financial systems (SAGE and Business Central accounting package experience beneficial)
• Previous financial/payments industry experience advantageous
• Fluent in business English, any additional languages will be seen a beneficial
• Own reliable transport

General:

• While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 15 days please consider your application
• In keeping with our client’s employment equity requirements, only South African citizens will be considered.
• Please include your current salary and salary expectations.