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Senior Accountant

Faircape
Cape Town Full-day Full-time

Description:

The Faircape Group constitutes a group of companies with interests in a number of activities including Healthcare, Retirement Holdings, Telecommunications, and an ISP, Utility Management and infrastructure installation, Property Management, and related activities.


The Faircape Group has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant. The successful applicant will be responsible for the management of the full management Accounting function, Cashbook, and Payment functions of various entities within the group.


This is a fantastic opportunity where growth and challenges are guaranteed.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

  • Responsible to produce monthly management accounts for various entities, including balance sheets, income statements, and supporting schedules
  • Ensure Management Accounts packs are correct, and that due date deadlines are met
  • Review Budget Vs Actual variances and report on any variances
  • Reconciliation and reports of various company accounts with regards to cash flow
  • Prepare audit packs, and liaise with auditors regarding annual financial statements
  • Submission of statutory returns for VAT
  • Review of payments for correct allocation and VAT treatment
  • Weekly / daily review of all cashbooks, invoicing, debtors age analysis and assist in the management of the credit control process
  • Authorisation of payments on the banking portal
  • Investigate Expense variance, and add as notes to Income Statement schedules
  • Respond to and follow up on accounts queries
  • Respond to ad hoc projects, queries and analyses thereof
  • Provide support to the Financial Manager
  • Review of the system of internal controls and management and promotion of more effective management systems
  • Produce accurate monthly management accounts in terms of agreed timelines

Qualifications:

Completed tertiary qualification in Accounting

Experience:

  • Proven experience as an Accountant
  • Moderate to Excellent Excell experience

Skills and Attributes

  • Computer literate (experience in Google Drive, Sheets and Docs preferable)
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good time management skills
  • Must be accurate
  • Attention to detail
  • Proven organisational skills
  • Able to perform manage deadlines and meet them
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Responsible, accountable and dedicated

Specific Requirements

  • Solid and positive references
  • Clear health record
  • Clear credit record
  • No criminal record


We offer Barista produced coffee available all day to all our staff at Claremont.

Normal working hours are Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 until 17h00 with a 45-minute lunch break. The company allows employees, by approval of the direct manager, to work flexi-time between 07h00 and 18h00.

With centrally located and modern offices just across from Cavendish in Claremont, Faircape offers a market-related salary from R 38 000.00 Cost to Company per month. The amount offered will be dependent on qualifications, experience, and other market-related factors.

To see more about Faircape and what we have to offer go and look at our informative website - https://faircape.co.za/

If you do not hear from us within two weeks, please deem your application unsuccessful.

Requirements:

  • Responsible to produce monthly management accounts for various entities, including balance sheets, income statements, and supporting schedules
  • Ensure Management Accounts packs are correct, and that due date deadlines are met
  • Review Budget Vs Actual variances and report on any variances
  • Reconciliation and reports of various company accounts with regards to cash flow
  • Prepare audit packs, and liaise with auditors regarding annual financial statements
  • Submission of statutory returns for VAT
  • Review of payments for correct allocation and VAT treatment
  • Weekly / daily review of all cashbooks, invoicing, debtors age analysis and assist in the management of the credit control process
  • Authorisation of payments on the banking portal
  • Investigate Expense variance, and add as notes to Income Statement schedules
  • Respond to and follow up on accounts queries
  • Respond to ad hoc projects, queries and analyses thereof
  • Provide support to the Financial Manager
  • Review of the system of internal controls and management and promotion of more effective management systems
  • Produce accurate monthly management accounts in terms of agreed timelines
  • Proven experience as an Accountant
  • Moderate to Excellent Excell experience
  • Computer literate (experience in Google Drive, Sheets and Docs preferable)
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good time management skills
  • Must be accurate
  • Attention to detail
  • Proven organisational skills
  • Able to perform manage deadlines and meet them
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Responsible, accountable and dedicated
  • Solid and positive references
  • Clear health record
  • Clear credit record
  • No criminal record
28 Mar 2024;   from: careers24.com

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