The primary objective of Financial Accountants is to proactively support the management, reconciliation, and collection of outstanding amounts from clients.
The Senior Accountant: Financial prepares more complex financial reports, process journal entries, process the accounting month-end, prepare balance sheet reconciliations and provide coaching and training to the accounts payable function. This position is expected to report costs, productivity, margins, and expenditures and offer financial recommendations.Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Implement, control, and monitoring of periodic compliance testing.
Actively support the management of overall financial forecasting processes.
Review financial records to ensure they comply with company policies and accounting principles.
Undertake a regular review of the accuracy of regulatory calculations and submissions.
Experience working
Reconcile accounts, resolve discrepancies, and collaborate across various finance and non-finance functions.
Analyze journals, produce data analysis and reports and assist with variance analysis.
Assemble the annual audit information for external auditors.
As a partner in the accounting process, recommend how to improve efficiency using automation.
Analyze past performance financial data and prepare budgets and forecasts for business unit management.
Implement effective financial controls, including systems reconciliations and ensuring the integrity of reported figures.
Proactively supports the activities of the accounts receivable function within the assigned business unit.
Process month-end activities which include the preparation and processing of month-end journal entries, processing loan and bank account entries and reconciling these accounts,
and executing a variety of actions in the accounting system.
Perform cash management activities and produce the bank reconciliations for company bank accounts and process all the necessary bank account entries required.
Regular review tax calculations and reports to ensure compliance including determining and managing sales tax compliance.
Review the credit vetting process by ensuring that new accounts are opened in line with financial procedures.
Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:
Good communication skills (verbal and written)
Valuable interpersonal skills
Ability to self-manage
Display good planning and organizing ability
Demonstrate good attention to detail
Deadline driven individuals who contribute to the success of the team
Able to cope with stressful situations
Able to deal with different individuals at all levels in the organization
Take own initiative and have a solutions-orientated approach
Maintain a high standard of accuracy and quality
Proactive approach with the ability to think ahead in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work independently and be a knowledge expert
Strong analytical skills, and an ability to understand underlying business drivers and provide actionable insights based on your analysis.
Sound and proven working knowledge of accounting practices and principles
Knowledge and prior exposure to international entities, foreign currency, and inter-company transactions
Extensive knowledge tax legislative requirements locally, and in international jurisdictions
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
General Qualification in Accounting (Degree)
Required Experience
Demonstrated experience in a similar position in a related environment with accounting software
Extensive experience within finance in a company with international operations