Senior Financial Accountant (Newly qualified CA(SA))

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES - Oversee and review the bank reconciliations prepared by the bookkeepers. - Ensure that all transactions processed in the general ledger for entities/Financial Statement Line items under your remit are valid, accurate and complete. - Ensure that month-end financial packs including balance sheet reconciliations are prepared for the review of the Finance Manager within the stipulated deadlines. - Preparation of accurate journals and monthly reconciliations with third party pay-in and pay-out partners. - Assist the Group Tax team with the preparation of timely and accurate tax submissions for the entities under your remit. - Assistance in the delivery of the year-end audit including drafting the statutory financial statements for review by the Finance Manager and Group Reporting team. - Preparation of various other statutory or regulatory returns for the entities under your remit. - Involvement in various finance improvement projects, including system implementations, month end process efficiencies, new market expansion and business maturity workstreams. - Internal liaison with other departments to assist in solving commercials issues as they arise. KEY REQUIREMENTS - CA (SA) (essential) - 0-2 years post qualifying experience in a financial services environment (desirable) - Experience of multi-national Groups structures, preferably across the African continent and/or the UK (preferable) - Finance business systems experience across ERP platforms, preferably Netsuite - Experience in preparing VAT and Corporate tax returns which will be delivered in conjunction with the internal Tax function (preferable) - Experience working in financial services or highly regulated industries beneficial (preferable) - Experience working in high growth/fast-moving organisations (preferable) - Advanced time management and organisational skills (essential) - Advanced MS Office skills (essential) ADDITIONAL SKILLS - Shares a passion for the companys purpose and enjoys working in a fast-paced, informal but extremely ambitious company. - Hands-on self-starter, who knows what to do without being told, with a no-nonsense get it done attitude, quickly diagnosing issues, proposing and executing solutions in a short timeframe. - Ability to work under pressure, commercial acumen, and capable of linking the role to shareholder value creation / profitability. - Keen to be part of a multi-cultural organisation that is committed to excellence, inclusion, diversity, community development and the environment. - Ability to look for efficiencies and improvements in any process rather than just accept the status quo.

Location: Observatory, ZA

Posted Date: 7/4/2025