Financial Accountant

SUMMARY:
A leading independent power producer, operating and developing power projects in South Africa and based in Claremont, Cape Town is looking for a Financial Accountant to join their Dynamic Finance Team.

POSITION INFO:
A leading independent power producer, operating and developing power projects in South Africa and based in Claremont, Cape Town is looking for a Financial Accountant to join their Dynamic Finance Team.

Key Responsibilities
1. Prepare and Manage transactional and reporting processes
·         Complete all calculations and capture necessary month end entries including accruals, tax, deferred tax, intercompany transactions, etc.
·         Invoicing of revenue and preparation of monthly entries.
·         Maintain fixed asset registers, including creation of new assets and disposals.
·         Prepare balance sheet and key income statement reconciliations. 
·         Prepare the finance inputs and analysis for monthly shareholder and stakeholder reports and board reports including explanations of key variances.
·         Complete year end packs.
·         Responsible for completion and filing of tax returns including VAT, Income Tax, WHT, etc.
 
2. Cash Flow Management
·         Ensure timeous receipts of debtors’ balance and creditor payments.
·         Maintain debt schedules and repayment of debt.  
 
3. Statutory and Compliance Reporting
·         Ad hoc compliance reports from various institutions including Stats SA, NERSA, etc.
·         Report procurement spend for the quarter to the economic development team.
 
4. Budgeting and Forecasting:
·         Complete budget reporting templates.
·         Upload of budgets into the accounting system.
 
5. Statutory Audit:
·         Providing supporting documentation and answering queries on the year end audit.
·         Assisting the financial statement consultant with drafting queries on the annual financial statements.
 
6. Support the Broader Team:
·         Ad hoc support to the finance and operations team on items including but not limited to: BBBEE reporting, vendor management, Economic Development reporting, etc.
·         Undertake ad hoc finance responsibilities in support of the  group, as appropriate.
 
 
Skills and Competencies
1.     Sound technical, business and financial reporting skills.
2.     Excellent attention to detail.
3.     Delivery-oriented, able to manage time, prioritize and to adhere to strict deadlines.
4.     Able to solve problems logically.        
5.     Excellent verbal communication; includes being responsive, having good listening skills and being able to communicate appropriately with all levels of personnel.
6.     Excellent written communication; includes writing clear, concise e-mails and report-writing.
7.     Excellent team player; able to balance team and individual responsibilities.
8.     Able to self-manage and work well independently.
9.     Able and willing to learn quickly.
10.   Comfortable working in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
 
Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications
1.     Minimum CA(SA) with 1 year of post article experience as a financial accountant outside of an audit firm OR undergraduate degree majoring in Accounting, with 5 minimum years relevant financial accountant experience in a commercial or corporate environment.  
2.     Relevant experience working with Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
3.     Relevant working experience with an ERP system.
4.     Relevant working experience loading payments on a banking profile.
5.     Knowledge of financial systems, financial processes and internal control mechanisms.
6.     Experience in a shared services environment is an advantage.
7.     Experience in a multi-company or multi-entity is an advantage.
8.     Experience in an asset-intensive organisation is an advantage.