Our client in the Engineering sector has an Exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant (BCom degree), East Rand

PREREQUISITES

Educational level or equivalent

Tertiary qualification in Finance and Accounting (BCom) as a minimum.
Understand tax and forex

Professional Experience

Have a minimum of five (5) years working experience after completion of Degree, also have basic IT experience
Have worked in a Company with a turnover of more than R 100m
Experience in creating and managing financial controls
Experience in managing outside branches
Be hands-on and assist the CEO in managing the assist and risks.
Be able to demonstrate the ability to be part of a small management team and adding value
Be able to demonstrate the ability to create a winning Finance team.
Be an excellent communicator
Ability and willingness to learn the business
Proven Ability to manage remote sites

Specific Training, Accreditation and Requirements

Syspro – Accounting package will be an advantage
Excel at an advanced level
Outlook
E-mail/Internet
Business Banking – through one of the major banks

Personality

Must be able to work independently with little supervision
Must be a team player
Must have a positive attitude and be able to create a team around him/her to function efficiently
Be able to enforce procedures
Operate at the highest confidence level and close to the CEO and Shareholders
Must be willing to gets his/her hands dirty (Be hands-on in the business)
Must be able to learn the business and be close to the CEO and stakeholders

Non-Negotiable Requirements

Credit and Criminal Clearing Checks
Be able to live our values including a high standard of Ethics
Validation of highest level of education
South African Citizenship
Valid South African Driver’s License
High energy and great communicator to CEO

Responsibilities

Ensuring all accounting transactions entered into accounting system is controlled and processed timeously according to General Accepted Accounting Practices (GARP)
Document financial transactions (Journal Entries, Invoices and other) to ensure proper controls are applied.
Maintains and Ensure Financial /accounting internal controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures: creating procedures and controls which are lacking.
Control Assets (Fixed, Cash, Inventory, Debtors, Creditors and others) – ensure processes and procedures are in place to ensure proper control is applied.
Have regular internal audits and stock counts
Ensure assets are well managed and controlled
Substantiate financial transactions by supplying controlled auditing documents.
Prepares monthly financial reports by producing IS, BS, Cash Flow etc., analyzing and summarizing account information and trends; provide detail and summarized reports as required by CEO and Shareholders.
Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting results.
Create and improve SOP’s in all departments
Secures financial information by completing database backups.
Manages, Prepares and enters payments on bank (COD, Creditors, Forex, Payroll) by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements – preparing paperwork for Directors
Complies with local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions.
Maintain customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
Contributes to team effort by assisting the team, providing support and information where and when needed.
Control and protect access to Financial System.

Salary: Negotiable plus benefits (medical aid, prov fund)