Cape Town City Centre: Assistant Accountant: BPO: Cape Town: Perm

Assistant Management Accountant: Perm: Cape Town CBD: BPO Industry Reporting to the Management Accountant, the purpose of this role is to support the preparation and delivery of the monthly management accounts whilst ensuring a high level of accuracy Key Role Objective and Accountabilities: • Calculate, post, and reconcile month end accruals, prepayments, and other journals in line with relevant schedules • Support the month end close process, performing tasks in line with the month end close timetable • Assist the preparation of detailed Monthly Management Accounts, ensuring any variations to budgets and forecasts are explained in detail, including any future/potential exposures to the business • Support and play an active role in the monthly management account review • Create departmental P&L reports and share with relevant stakeholders • Prepare a range of balance sheet (BS) account reconciliations • Ensure the completeness of BS reconciliations for all Harding companies and that preparers & approvers are submitting on time • Raise internal (intercompany) and external invoices (B2B, capex, rebates, staff sales) • Review capex requests against policy and obtain approvals in line with company delegated authority • Manage and maintain the Fixed Asset Register with the assistance of team members • Contribute to the annual budgeting and forecasting processes • Ensure process documentation & procedure guides are up to date • Assist other members of the finance team on an ad hoc basis, including where there are requirements as a result of sickness and holidays in the team • Support the Management Accountant & Financial Controller with ad hoc tasks when required Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience: • Previous experience working in an Assistant Management Accountant/Finance Assistant role • Working towards an accountancy qualification (ACCA/CIMA) • Excellent attention to detail • Ability to manage own workload and prioritise effectively to ensure deadlines are met • Excellent excel skills • Excellent communication skills • Experience of using ERP software within a medium sized business • A pragmatic approach to tasks and a logical mindset • Takes pride in own work and a desire to constantly learn • Experience in working effectively as part of a team Advantageous Qualifications and Experience: • Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 • Experience of dealing with external auditors To Apply: • Communication will only be with shortlisted candidates