Accountant (CA) II
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Job Purpose:
To support the deliverables of the Group Financial reporting department by providing accurate, timeous, and relevant financial information to facilitate effective decision-making, analytics, risk and stakeholder management.
Job Objectives:
- Assist with monthly, interim and year-end reporting.
- Assist with ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
- Create opportunities for improved efficiencies through creation of new SAC reports, data analytics, monitoring.
- Responsible for the group finance financial control environment including:
- Ensuring that the group financial control matrix is updated with relevant controls and responsible personnel.
- Responsible for the continuous implementation of the relevant financial controls.
- Responsible for the group finance financial control environment.
- To ensure that financial transactions are controlled and processed timeously.
- To effectively assist with the preparation of the monthly management reporting and support the Financial Manager in overseeing efficiency and effectiveness of the group reporting process.
- Assist the Financial Manager with the statutory annual financial statements of all subsidiaries of the Clicks Group including:
- The planning and allocation of the statutory annual financial statement process.
- Assisting with compiling and drafting of annual financial statements.
- Managing the compilation process on the relevant software.
- Assist with the Internal Financial Controls quarterly review of balance sheet reconciliations.
Minimum requirements
A self-motivated individual who wants to build a career in Finance within a Top 40 listed organisation.
Education:
- Registered CA (SA)
Job-related experience:
Essential:
- Minimum two years’ relevant Finance and reporting experience, preferably in the Retail industry in a JSE Listed company.
Desirable:
- 1 years’ financial reporting experience.
- Supervising/management experience.
- SAP experience.
- SAP EPM experience.
- Caseware
Job related knowledge:
- Financial reporting and statutory requirements
- Knowledge of working on different accounting systems
- Sound IFRS knowledge
- Computer literacy on MS Office, SAP and Caseware
Job related Skills:
- Financial management
- Strategic thinking and problem solving
- Organisational and planning ability
- Conceptual and problem-solving skills.
- Administration
Competencies:
- Deciding and Initiating Action
- Presenting and Communicating Information
- Adapting and Responding to Change
- Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
- Writing and Reporting
- Analysing
- Planning and Organising