AFS Specialist
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Company Overview
Iridium is a market-leading cloud accounting business that brings together technology automation and great financial expertise to help clients run better businesses. We work with startups and growing companies that value high-quality financial support and smart efficient systems.
We were twice nominated as Xero Partner of the Year in South Africa (2021 and 2022).
Our Approach
Health and fitness first
We encourage a healthy lifestyle supported through our wellness benefit.
Flexibility
We value outcomes over hours. Our team enjoys flexible working hours and a remote/hybrid working model (role dependent) helping you balance work and life effectively.
A relaxed supportive working environment
We place strong emphasis on team culture and creating a comfortable professional environment. This includes a friendly social atmosphere casual work attire and regular team events such as after-work get-togethers.
The Role
What is the role
We are looking for a Financial Statements Specialist to join our growing team in Cape Town.
In this role you will be responsible for drafting Annual Financial Statements for Iridium clients based on the year-end accounting work completed by our monthly accounting teams.
This role reports directly to the Technical Manager (Tax and Financial Statements) and works closely with the accounting teams to ensure accurate compliant and timely delivery of AFS.
What you will be exposed to:
- The drafting coordination and completion of Annual Financial Statements for a portfolio of clients.
- Reviewing and quality-checking internally prepared financial statements for compliance with IFRS / IFRS for SMEs.
On an ad hoc basis: supporting month-end close processes including review of trial balances general ledger accounts and key reconciliations. - Applying IFRS / IFRS for SMEs in practice with exposure to new and updated reporting standards (advantageous).
- Assisting with project work and process improvements within the Financial Statements function.
- Supporting the monthly accounting teams by resolving AFS-related queries and improving the quality of year-end packs.
What do you need to have
Minimum requirements:
- BCom Accounting (or similar qualification).
- 3 years of relevant experience in drafting Annual Financial Statements.
- Experience working in cloud-based accounting systems (e.g. Xero).
- Experience drafting Annual Financial Statements using CaseWare or DraftWorx.
- Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace or Microsoft Office 365 (especially Excel/Sheets).
Skills and attributes:
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate high-quality work.
- Strong sense of responsibility urgency and ability to meet deadlines.
- Clear and professional communication skills (written and verbal).
- Comfortable working with startups and small businesses in a fast-moving environment.
- Willingness to learn improve and take ownership of your work.
Advantageous:
- Professional designation (SAIPA / SAICA / CIMA/CGMA).
Find out more about Iridium on our website. -
Iridium Website
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Crane
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Microsoft Word
- Case Management
- OSHA
- Team Management
- Catheterization
- Microsoft Outlook Calendar
- EHS
About Company
We are a team of tech-savvy financial professionals who are experts in the cloud. We are here to partner with you to make your life simpler so you can focus
