Johannesburg: Reporting Accountant

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Reporting Accountant to join our team in Johannesburg, supporting management in ensuring accurate and complete financial reporting across all entities. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in complex, multi-entity environments and a proven track record of owning end-to-end reporting cycles.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse processed financial information across all entities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity of transactions.
• Ensure correct accounting classification of all transactions in line with IFRS requirements.
• Prepare management accounts, commentary, and financial reporting for all entities within the digital portfolio for submission to Group Finance.
• Prepare consolidated management accounts to support internal review, insights, and strategic decision-making.
• Coordinate the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and prepare allocated reconciliations, ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items across entities.
• Provide input into the preparation of annual financial statements, including completion of year-end packs and supporting schedules.
• Serve as the primary finance contact for Tsogo Sun Digital on all financial reporting matters.
• Prepare meaningful financial reports, insights, and analysis to strengthen business performance.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with internal accounting controls, administrative procedures, and policies, promoting accurate and consistent processing of all transactions.
• Contribute to the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and related reporting to Group Finance.
• Support the management of internal and external audits, ensuring all entities remain audit-ready and documentation is complete.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns for all digital businesses.
• Manage the financial setup of new entities and territories, ensuring consistent accounting structures and application across the portfolio.
• Partner with Group Tax in the calculation of tax provisions and payments.
• Support financial submissions to regulatory bodies (e.g., SARS, Gambling Boards, Stats SA), where required.
• Assist finance leadership with the execution of operational projects, ad-hoc tasks, and process improvements as needed.

Requirements

• Matric or equivalent
• Computer literacy in MS Office
• Strong numeracy skills
• IFRS knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written English skills
• 810 years post-qualification experience in financial reporting within complex, multi-entity environments
• Proven track record of owning end-to-end reporting cycles across multiple legal entities
• CA(SA), AGA(SA), or equivalent professional accounting designation and/or accounting degree preferred

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or AGA(SA) qualification (or equivalent)
• Accounting degree (or equivalent)

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