Cape Town: Senior Accountant posted by Hire Resolve

A leading software company is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their team. The Senior Accountant responsibilities include maintaining the general ledger and preparing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures. A successful Senior Accountant combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of the IFRS accounting standard, knowledge of tax-related matters, and a good understanding of statutory returns and corporate governance. The ideal candidate also has experience working across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with IFRS standards and with internal accounting policies.
• Managing intercompany transactions according to our Transfer Pricing Policy.
• Liaise with regional accounting and tax service providers (where applicable), to ensure the filing of any statutory local returns is done timely and accurately.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and provide balance sheet analysis.
• Identify areas of improvement of business processes to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Assist with tax audits and, where applicable, prepare tax returns.
• Perform quarterly tax effect accounting.
• Assisting with annual audit preparations.
• Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
• Preparing financial analyses and reports.
• Ensuring the general ledger is perfectly maintained.
• Ad hoc assistance to the Group Financial Controller with reports, etc.
• Collaborate across regions with Administration Officers and Regional Operation Managers.
• Mentoring of junior finance staff.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience in similar position in mid-sized companies
• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or related field
• Recognized accounting qualification preferred (i.e. SAIPA/SAICA/CIMA/ACCA/SAIBA)
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
• In-depth understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions desired
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel 
• A sound knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP would be desirable

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.

• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Sonique Beetge at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: .za

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.