Senior Accountant

R780K neg.

Cape Town

Excellent career opportunity with a highly successful division of a JSE-listed FMCG Group for a Senior Accountant reporting to the Finance and Reporting Manager. 

Key Performance Areas

• Preparation and consolidation of the monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting schedules, budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare and submit the monthly, budget and forecast schedules to Group in line with submission deadlines
• Preparation and review of annual financial statements
• Assist with compiling the monthly management reporting packs
• Implementation of new financial reporting tools
• Develop and maintain monthly, year-to-date dashboards and variance analysis models
• Review government and statutory forms 
• Compilation of BBBEE quarterly reporting
• Provide input and technical IFRS support to the division
• Preparation of technical papers
• Responsible for monthly, annual, and provisional taxation calculations and returns for entities
• Maintain financial policies and systems and ensure compliance thereof

Qualifications and Experience

• Newly qualified CA or CIMA qualification 
• 1 -2 years post-article experience in a finance and reporting environment in the Manufacturing/FMCG industry.
• Working knowledge of IFRS
• Consolidation experience
• Good understanding of South African company tax
• SAP systems experience