Job Description

Purpose of the Job

To prepare the financial accounting activities for group companies in accordance with IFRS to ensure valid, accurate and complete accounting records.

Who You Are

• You are a financial accountant – you strive to produce timely accurate reporting.
• You keep up to date with changes to all accounting standards.
• You have built capability in others before (formally and informally –through training, feedback, and other means) and you enjoy seeing others succeed.
• You enjoy analyzing financial data and seek to understand processes and reasons for variances.
• You have a strong sense of ethics and pay attention to detail.

What You'll Be Doing

• Review of general ledger on a monthly basis and provide feedback to corporate accountants where required.
• Work with business to understand account balances and ensure validity and accuracy.
• Perform quarterly and year end reporting schedules for group accounting submissions.
• Responsible for segment of business planning - Balance Sheet
• Work closely with company auditors to complete company audits in a timely manner
• Manage and supervise assistant accountant.
• Multi-currency intercompany accounting

Exciting Challenges You Might Face

• Responsible for implementation of new IFRS standards
• Accounting and reconciliation of leases (additions, early terminations, modifications) in terms of IFRS 16
• Statutory reporting: review / compile Annual financial statements for the non-SA entities
• Explain to business the impact of the new standards on financial results.

Requirements

Baseline

• NQF Level 7 Degree (Accounting or Relevant)
• CA (SA) accreditation
• Latest International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Knowledge
• Caseware experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Finance function

Advantageous

• SAP ERP experience
• Management experience

Applications close: 01st June 2026