Senior Accountant/Regional FM
Role
Senior Accountant/Regional FM
Location
CBD, Cape Town/Hybrid
Industry
IT/Technology
Salary
R90k / month
Our client, a data-driven software communication platform, is seeking a Senior Accountant/Regional Finance Manager to join their team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the financial management, financial controls and reporting function of their region, encompassing international entities.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting and maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger across the subsidiaries of the region, as well as analysis in relation to those areas on a monthly basis.
Overall responsibility for driving the monthly close process, ensuring that the entities in your region are closed accurately and timeously in line with the Group close objectives each month.
Work with shared services for financial operations to ensure payroll, AP, AR etc. is correctly reflected in financial reporting.
Act as a first reviewer on the allocated areas within the close process to ensure the output of the processes above is in line with expectations before Group Finance Manager reviews.
Balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring balances are maintained on a monthly basis as part of the close process.
Collaborate and support the FP&A function on an ad hoc basis.
Manage the statutory audits, as well as regulatory compliance reporting and tax filings.
Assist with the group audit as it relates to the entities in your region
Assist with ad hoc requests and prepare any necessary internal reporting as needed.
Proactively anticipate and identify issues and design solutions to address them.
Requirements
Qualified CA(SA)
Big 4 background with 2 years of post-qualification experience.
Experience as a self-starter who can manage multiple projects in a complex environment with evolving priorities and deadlines.
Proficiency with Excel analysis and manipulation of large data sets, including use of pivot tables and lookup formulas.
Strong attention to detail, high degree of accuracy, and the ability to deliver clean and concise outputs.
Experience performing general ledger account reconciliations and analysis.
Ability to proactively identify problems, design solutions, and implement changes.
Strong collaboration and communication skills to work cross-functionally across departments, and with external auditors/consultants.
Proficient in processing transactions in an ERP system, including Sage Intacct or similar systems such as Netsuite/Quickbooks/Xero
Strong knowledge of international accounting, reporting and auditing standards.
Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced international environment.
System implementation experience is advantageous.