Senior Accountant Financial Reporting

Johannesburg

Review relevant transactions and reconciliations to ensure it is recorded in line with IFRS and accurately reflected in the financial records of the company.

Responsible to ensure that the integrity of the financial information on a monthly basis is accurate, complete and is in terms of IFRS principles

Duties & Responsibilities
To review financial transactions on the accounting system before final posting to ensure that all transactions are processed accurately in terms of sources systems.
To apply the basic accounting principles, knowledge, and techniques to analyse variances, assist in production of journals, and perform routine accounting activities.
To perform accounting computations and calculations accurately, and try to identify if there are discrepancies, and if there are any errors, try to resolve them.
Prepare or collate reconciliations for each balance sheet line item using external verification.
Prepare or collate reconciliations for key income statement accounts.
Recommends financial actions by analysing accounting options.
Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information from source system
Prepare, examine, and analyse accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
Develop work routines in line with operational plans / schedules in order to ensure deliverables are met on time.
Analyse segment results and obtain appropriate commentary.
Prepare internal reporting for the relevant segments and executive team as well as any group reporting requirements.
Review outcome of the costing model and ensure accurate and complete and in line with the costing principles.
Assisting with preparing Annual Financial Statements for smaller entities.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Honours in Accounting plus articles l21.9o