Senior Accountant

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East London - South Africa

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
profile Experience Required: 5years
Posted on: Yesterday
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Accountant

We are seeking candidates for a Senior Accountant position on behalf of our client. This role is suited to a detail-oriented finance professional with strong technical accounting expertise leadership ability and experience within a manufacturing or production environment. The successful candidate will report directly to the Group Chief Financial Officer.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting

  • Manage and resolve audit queries and assist with the audit process in collaboration with the CFO

  • Compile trial balances general ledgers lead schedules consolidations and required disclosures for Annual Financial Statements

  • Maintain accounting systems control accounts trial balances general ledgers asset registers and sub-ledgers

  • Oversee and manage accounting processing and reconciliations

Management Accounting

  • Compile monthly group management accounts and financial reports

  • Assist with planning coordination and preparation of budgets including calculations and forecasts

  • Perform medium- and long-term financial forecasts and scenario analyses

  • Plan and compile capital budgets for capital expenditure and financing requirements

Financial Management

  • Manage cash flow cash management and payments

Staff Management

  • Supervise and support accounting staff

  • Foster a positive team culture aligned with organisational values



Requirements


Minimum Requirements

  • Valid drivers licence

  • Relevant accounting qualification articles or equivalent experience

  • Proven experience as a Senior Accountant including team management

  • Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting standards

  • Advanced spreadsheet skills (Microsoft Excel formulas and financial modelling)

  • Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Minimum of 10 years accounting experience preferably in a manufacturing environment

  • Experience with Sage (advantageous)

  • Experience with Power BI reporting (advantageous)




Required Skills:

Senior Accountant We are seeking candidates for a Senior Accountant position on behalf of our client. This role is suited to a detail-oriented finance professional with strong technical accounting expertise leadership ability and experience within a manufacturing or production environment. The successful candidate will report directly to the Group Chief Financial Officer. Key Responsibilities Financial Accounting Manage and resolve audit queries and assist with the audit process in collaboration with the CFO Compile trial balances general ledgers lead schedules consolidations and required disclosures for Annual Financial Statements Maintain accounting systems control accounts trial balances general ledgers asset registers and sub-ledgers Oversee and manage accounting processing and reconciliations Management Accounting Compile monthly group management accounts and financial reports Assist with planning coordination and preparation of budgets including calculations and forecasts Perform medium- and long-term financial forecasts and scenario analyses Plan and compile capital budgets for capital expenditure and financing requirements Financial Management Manage cash flow cash management and payments Staff Management Supervise and support accounting staff Foster a positive team culture aligned with organisational values


Required Education:

Minimum RequirementsValid drivers licenceRelevant accounting qualification articles or equivalent experienceProven experience as a Senior Accountant including team managementStrong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting standardsAdvanced spreadsheet skills (Microsoft Excel formulas and financial modelling)Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPointHigh level of accuracy and attention to detailExcellent analytical and problem-solving skil

Senior AccountantWe are seeking candidates for a Senior Accountant position on behalf of our client. This role is suited to a detail-oriented finance professional with strong technical accounting expertise leadership ability and experience within a manufacturing or production environment. The succes...
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Company Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Key Skills

  • General Ledger Reconciliation
  • Accounting Software
  • Account Analysis
  • GAAP
  • Journal Entries
  • QuickBooks
  • General Ledger Accounting
  • Accounting
  • Account Reconciliation
  • SOX
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • NetSuite