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Cape Town: Financial Accountant posted by O’Brien Recruitment

Cape Town: Financial Accountant posted by O’Brien Recruitment

Posted on 2025-05-21 00:00:00

Job Summary

Job Opportunity: Financial Accountant
Location: Cape Town (South Arm Rd, V&A Waterfront)
Division: Finance

Position: Financial Accountant
Reporting To: Senior Financial Accountant

Purpose of the Role:
To provide clerical and administrative support related to general ledger (GL) accounts and assist with the financial administration of multiple entities. The role includes handling ad hoc requests from senior finance staff and ensuring accurate and compliant documentation while adhering to company policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Review and post cashbook entries for both Rand and foreign currency accounts.
  • Oversee monthly bank reconciliations for various entities.
  • Prepare and manage ad hoc EFT payments.
  • Create income tax schedules for disclosure purposes.
  • Maintain the fixed asset register, including depreciation and calculations for wear and tear, working closely with operations.
  • Prepare monthly general journals, including provisions and prepayments.
  • Maintain monthly GL reconciliations, including intercompany recharges.
  • Prepare and submit VAT returns.
  • Perform other ad hoc accounting and administrative tasks as required.

Requirements:

  • Grade 12 with Mathematics.
  • BCom degree with a major in Accounting.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in GL entries, cashbook, and intercompany transactions.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, with advanced skills in MS Excel.
  • Strong interpersonal and decision-making skills.
  • Excellent communication and people skills.
  • Innovative, analytical, and conceptual thinking abilities.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong business acumen, initiative, and adaptability.

Additional Information:

  • All appointments are made in line with the companys Employment Equity Strategy.
  • If you do not receive a response within 14 days after the closing date of this advert, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team and contribute to a thriving organisation!

Click Go Apply to apply online!


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Cape Town: Financial Accountant posted by O’Brien Recruitment

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Posted on 2025-05-21 00:00:00

Job Summary

Are you a sharp, motivated finance professional looking to make an impact in a fast-growing, purpose-driven company? Our client is looking for a Financial Accountant to join their team. This is your opportunity to contribute to a business with operations across multiple geographies while developing your career in a fast-paced and ambitious environment.

Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, this role is central to ensuring accurate financial reporting, meeting tax and statutory requirements, and playing a key role in various finance improvement initiative

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Oversee and review the bank reconciliations prepared by the bookkeepers.
  • Ensure that all transactions processed in the general ledger for entities 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 Senior Financial Accountant 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 Senior Financial Accountant and Group Reporting Manager.
  • 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

  • Accounting degree (essential)
  • Studying towards CA (SA), CIMA or SAIPA qualification (preferable)
  • 2-3 years experience in a financial environment or completed articles (essential)
  • 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)
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  • Passionate and enjoys working in a fast-paced, informal but extremely ambitious company.
  • Hands-on self-starter
  • 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.

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