Group Financial Reporting Accountant - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 14-02-2017 1:32:29 PM
14-03-2017 1:32:29 PM
A Cape Town based Investment Bank have an urgent requirement for a Group Financial Reporting Accountant to join their Finance team. The purpose of the job is to produce accurate and timely financial information and maintain effective financial controls for the Private Banking arm for review by Group Head of Accounting and Reporting and CFO

Your main job responsibilities as the Group Financial Reporting Accountant in Cape Town will include:

- Completion and review of the monthly and quarterly consolidated Magnitude reporting
- Reporting and escalation of issues as identified as part of the close process
- Ensure an appropriate control environment is in place and report where weaknesses or breaks in this control environment are identified
- Reconciliation of Metrix reporting to the Group Magnitude and Financial Accounting results
- Ensuring correct treatment of bonus schemes
- Variance analysis of the costs and revenue for quarterly group reporting

Requirements for this Group Financial Reporting Accountant job in Cape Town:

- Relevant degree
- Financial Services or Investment Banking background
- Regulatory Reporting Experience and Statutory Accounts Production experience required
- Comprehensive experience and technical working knowledge of key accounting standards including IFRS
- Experience of implementing accounting standards on a solo and a consolidated basis
- Operational skills and experience of planning and delivery to deadlines
- Knowledge of Regulatory and Industry Requirements relates to the Financial Accounting of a bank