Senior Financial Accountant (SSSFA)

Job & Company Description:

Our client is a diversified Commercial Property development and Construction company.

They are recruiting a Senior Financial Accountant who will join the dynamic accounting team and report to the Chief Financial Officer.

Key deliverables:

• Prepare the management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations with accuracy and in compliance with IFRS.
• Preparation of lease smoothing calculations when a new tenant is signed on.
• In depth analysis of the general ledger for correct processing and support for all special journal entries.
• Posting month end management account journals (depreciation, accruals, lease smoothing, interest on bonds and equipment finance etc.
• Perform analytical review of all balance sheets and income statements.
• Preparation of the property group monthly consolidated management accounts.
• Analysis of the KPI reports to ensure that all property expenses have been recovered in accordance with the governing lease agreements.
• Review and ensure that property payments, ie. Rentals, bonds, security, utilities are timeously and accurately made & reconciled to current statement of accounts.
• Review of the bond reconciliations before payments against the amortisation and bond statements ensuring that interest rate changes are correctly factored in.
• Review and ensure that all construction creditor payments are in accordance with the payment certifications and approved purchase orders.
• Preparation and balancing of the group loan matrix & intercompany debtor and creditor matrix.
• Maintenance of Property Asset Register
• Preparation of control account, input & output vat reconciliations together with the monthly VAT 201 submissions
• Accurate preparation of provisional and income tax computations in accordance with the relevant tax laws.
• Liaise with SARS, draft objections to SARS regarding audits and disputes on income tax and vat.
• Preparation of the year-end pack for the annual audits.
• Liaising with the auditors.
• Ability to prepare and draft financials on CaseWare ensuring compliance with relevant accounting policies and IFRS.

Tertiary Qualification:

BCom Honours in Accounting, with majors in Accounting, Taxation combined with SAIPA or SAICA articles

Experience and Skills Required:

• Minimum of 4 to 5 years of work experience post articles.
• Property and construction industry related experience is a must.
• Experience working on the financial accounts of multiple companies in a group structure.
• Up to date theoretical and working knowledge of IFRS, IFRS for SMEs and South African income tax and vat.
• Ability to prepare financials in CaseWare from a trial balance.
• Analytical mindset.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must be able to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Deadline Driven.
• Must work well independently and within a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

The company utilises the following software in its operations:

MDA Property Management System & Build smart

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.