Somerset West: Accountant posted by Merand Corbett & Associates

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Manage and maintain financial records across trading companies, investment entities, and property portfolios.
• Prepare and update monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Ensure all ledgers, reconciliations, and supporting schedules remain accurate and up to date.
• Perform daily reporting on selected transactions to identify irregularities or potential fraud.
• Compile detailed month-end reporting packs for the business owners.
• Produce one comprehensive monthly report consolidating all entities.

Systems & Tools

• Work daily on Sage across multiple companies.
• Maintain complex Excel spreadsheets (interest calculations, portfolio tracking, utilities, reconciliations, audit trails).
• Validate bank-calculated interest to ensure correct rates and accuracy.
• Capture and consolidate property managers’ water and electricity meter readings.

Tax, Governance & Compliance

• Prepare and complete tax returns for multiple entities.
• Assist with VAT, provisional tax, and year-end submissions.
• Ensure audit-ready financial files and strong internal controls.
• Support tax consulting activities within the group.

Investment & Entity Administration

• Maintain records across all investment entities, including valuations, distributions, and capital movements.
• Liaise with banks, wealth managers, property managers, auditors, and tax consultants in a professional manner.

Requirements

• BCom in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ accounting experience.
• Exceptional proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, reconciliations, large datasets).
• Strong working knowledge of Sage.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and reporting standards.
• Ability to work accurately across numerous entities simultaneously.
• Long-term commitment: ideally 5–7 years.

Competencies & Personal Attributes

• Highly analytical, accurate, and meticulous.
• Strong communicator able to engage confidently with high-profile individuals.
• Calm under pressure and able to handle demanding expectations.
• High levels of integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.
• Resilient, proactive, and consistent in managing multiple deadlines.
• Able to identify and correct errors quickly; feedback is typically valid and must be acted upon.

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