Senior Financial Accountant - Cape Town
Salary Negotiable
Cape Town,
Western Cape
more than 14 days ago
Assiduous Chartered Accountant who has an excellent command of the English language with exceptionally strong communication skills required for this rare gem of a career opportunity. Become the backbone and 2IC to the Head of Finance of this highly responsive, market leading company who operate across all time zones and key financial markets. They are top tier in their industry and operate out of 9 offices across the globe. Representing nine of the world’s top ten private equity firms, being part of a global business will open many doors where you will be rubbing shoulders with the best. An opportunity of this magnitude does not appear on a regular basis in Cape Town.
Qualification:
Chartered Accountant (SAIPA qualification will be considered)
1-3 years post articles commercial experience preferred
Skills & Experience:
Exceptional attention to detail
Strong Forex – experience with foreign exchange transactions
Strong academic background (will be required to execute and an online psychometric assessment)
Ambitious, hard-working and kept abreast with world affairs and news
Effective prioritization, organizational skills and time management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Previous law firm or financial services experience an advantage
Job Description:
Management accounts preparation/review.
Payroll review and sending funding requests.
Calculating and capturing bonus accruals.
Calculating and capturing deferred income.
Sundry Creditors, Sundry Debtors and Accruals reconciliation preparation.
Balance sheet accounts review (mainly Prepayments and Fixed assets).
FX Clearing accounts review.
Review of all bank reconciliations.
Intercompany accounts confirmations.
Management of the junior accountants.
Suggested improvements to the current internal control processes.
Quarterly Operations Board Finance pack preparation.
Annual financial reporting preparation for entities requiring an audit.
Annual invoicing.
Assisting the Head of Finance with the annual budgets.
Ensure bank accounts are adequately funded by Group.
Client account reconciliation and review.
WIP and Debtors review and reporting.
Fee-earner hours reporting.
Review of all bank reconciliations.
Intercompany accounts confirmations.
Qualification:
Chartered Accountant (SAIPA qualification will be considered)
1-3 years post articles commercial experience preferred
Skills & Experience:
Exceptional attention to detail
Strong Forex – experience with foreign exchange transactions
Strong academic background (will be required to execute and an online psychometric assessment)
Ambitious, hard-working and kept abreast with world affairs and news
Effective prioritization, organizational skills and time management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Previous law firm or financial services experience an advantage
Job Description:
Management accounts preparation/review.
Payroll review and sending funding requests.
Calculating and capturing bonus accruals.
Calculating and capturing deferred income.
Sundry Creditors, Sundry Debtors and Accruals reconciliation preparation.
Balance sheet accounts review (mainly Prepayments and Fixed assets).
FX Clearing accounts review.
Review of all bank reconciliations.
Intercompany accounts confirmations.
Management of the junior accountants.
Suggested improvements to the current internal control processes.
Quarterly Operations Board Finance pack preparation.
Annual financial reporting preparation for entities requiring an audit.
Annual invoicing.
Assisting the Head of Finance with the annual budgets.
Ensure bank accounts are adequately funded by Group.
Client account reconciliation and review.
WIP and Debtors review and reporting.
Fee-earner hours reporting.
Review of all bank reconciliations.
Intercompany accounts confirmations.
Recruiter: Communicate Recruitment