Gauteng: Group Accountant posted by The Hiring House

• B. Com Honours or bachelor’s degree in accounting (B. Com) 
• Articles will be advantageous.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in accounting/reporting role. 
• Staff management experience  
• Group reporting, taxation and consolidation experience.

Knowledge 

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have extensive 
• knowledge of Computer Skills: Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel, MS 
• Office as well as experience on a well-known accounting package. 
• Cognos experience will be advantageous. 
• Business Central experience will be advantageous 
• Draftworx Experience  

Key Performance Area

• Preparation of annual financial statements for various companies 
• Preparation of Group consolidated annual financial statements  
• Preparation and submission of IT14’s on e-filing 
• Preparation and submission of provisional tax returns 
• Preparation and submissions of Dividend Tax Returns  
• Reconciliation and submission of VAT and Withholding Tax returns for South African entities as well as foreign entities 
• Compilation of annual budgets and forecasts 
• Monthly review of bank reconciliations  
• Processing of monthly general journal entries and consolidation entries 
• Manage and review trial balances for all reporting entities 
• Consolidation for all reporting entities 
• Reconciliation of general ledger and sub ledgers monthly and the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations. 
• Compile/review monthly management accounts for all reporting entities 
• Performing month end and year end accounts system closures 
• Preparation and submission of quarterly reporting packs and working papers for group reporting 
• Liaising with various internal and external auditors 
• Review and authorization of payments on banking system (FNB online) 
• Develop, monitor, review and implement internal accounting and other accounting related policies

Skills Essential to the position

• Complete self-motivation and self-starting capabilities.  
• Exceptional business and people skills. 
• Strong team abilities. 
• Total reliability. 
• Time management. 
• Deadline driven. 
• The highest level of client and business confidentiality at all times. 
• Ability to ensure that the standards, disciplines and procedures of the company are strictly maintained  
• Results focused with attention to detail and accuracy 
• Ability to lead people and a level of business maturity 
• commensurate with that of a professional person.

Please call us on (***)***-**** for more information. 
NB: Should you not hear from us in 6weeks please consider your application unsuccessful