Financial and Compliance Accountant

SUMMARY:
Our client in the ICT & telecoms industry nationally is looking to appoint a financial accountant responsible for accurate financial reporting, financial & regulatory compliance, implementing internal controls and ensuring overall financial integrity of the organisations’ financial operations.

POSITION INFO:
Job Duties:
Finance Accounting & Compliance:

• Credit card transaction reconciliation and summary reports monthly validation & sign off.
• Petty cash monthly validation & sign off.
• Fleet card transaction reconciliation and summary reports monthly validation & sign off.
• Responsibility for recording, processing and reporting on FECs, revaluations, gain/loss accounts, allocate foreign payments and process forex transactions to the P&L.
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monthly validation and approval of Creditors reconciliations and payment requests.
• Analysis, correction and validation of inventory valuation GL balances.
• Calculate depreciation, process journals and overall fixed asset management.
• Conduct full month end check and reconciliations for Botswana branch.
• Conduct full month end check and reconciliations for Namibia branch.
• Conduct interest calculations and intercompany reconciliations on shareholder loans.
• Monthly VAT validation, calculation and reconciliations. Submit report and recon to FM for approval, submission and payment. Responsibility for on time submission, dispute management and overall compliance for all branches.
• Monthly EMP201 validation, calculation and reconciliations. Submit report and recon to FM for approval, submission and payment. Responsibility for on time submission, dispute management and overall compliance for all branches.
• Annual employer reconciliation submissions and issuing of IRP5s. Submit report and recon to FM for approval, submission and payment. Responsibility for on time submission, dispute management and overall compliance for all branches.
• CIT validation, calculation and reconciliations. Submit report and recon to FM for approval, submission and payment. Responsibility for on time submission, dispute management and overall compliance for all branches.
• Conduct a second check on GL and ensure all transactions have been processed on time, in full, accurate by the 8th of each month.
• Ensure IFRS compliance.
• Loading of payments, validation of beneficiaries.
• Full payroll function. Submission to FM for approval.
• Manage internal budget process annually in collaboration with FM.
• Compile and issue monthly financial reports and consolidation.
• Support divisionalisation project.
• Ensure company secretarial compliance.

• Conduct Half Year and Year End financial reporting (All group reports and internal act vs budget P& L’s, balance sheet cash flow)
• Centralise and automate reporting.
• Streamline processes to make it more efficient and to ensure deadlines are met at all times.
• Overall responsibility for POPI Compliance.
• Overall responsibility for FIC Compliance.
• Create and maintain accurate, timely and useful Qlik dashboard reporting.
• Compile board reporting packs when required.
• Any additional tasks as required by management.
• Work closely with Operations Accountant and FM.

• BCom (Hons) & SAICA articles / CA(SA) preferred
• 3 Years exp. in a similar role, ideally within a group company structure
• IFRIS knowledge