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The Lion Match Company Recruitment 2023/2024
Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Sanlam Retail Mass Recruitment 2023/2024.
The Lion Match Company is a reputable firm in South Africa.
We are recruiting to fill the following position below:
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Job Title: Corporate Accountant
Introduction
An opportunity has arisen in the Group for a Corporate Accountant to provide strategic and accurate reporting. The portfolio will suit a knowledgeable, skilled, hands-on, enthusiastic and highly energized individual. The primary purpose of the role will be to prepare for recons, preparations, and passing of journals for accruals as well as handle fixed asset register and preparation of monthly accruals. The candidate will also assist the Finance team in achieving its monthly objectives.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Analyzing company finances
- Reviewing the financial statements for accuracy.
- Making financial analyses and forecasts on investments and other business decisions
- Assisting in generating the relevant reports to enable disclosures in the financial statements/integrated reports.
- Maintaining a 3-month forex tracker for the group’s foreign purchases and hedging exchange rates
- Reviewing all creditor recons and providing accurate cashflow forecasting
- Assisting with the group treasury function and maintaining inter-co-transfers and interest charges
- Reviewing / preparing all SARS submissions and returns, Provisional Tax, Income tax, VAT, PAYE
- Calculate the current and the deferred tax calculation, when required
- Keeping tax records up to date
- Reviewing debtor accounts, credit notes, ad-hoc, rebates, and AAS
- Maintaining all property company accounts from trial balance to management accounts
- Preparing monthly and quarterly reporting for external stakeholders i.e., Banks
- Attending stock counts and investigating discrepancies with the warehouse
- Creating monthly corporate and divisional budgets
- Determining risks and drafting forecasting reports
- Obtain reasons for variances between the budgets and actuals from relevant stakeholders.
- Managing the company’s bank balances and cash flow
- Monitoring monthly expenses
- Prepare the working papers required for the annual audit.
- Overseeing internal and external company audits
- Attend to Auditor’s questions and queries during the audit.
- Preparing financial accounts for monthly review
- Reconciling company accounts including reconciling the general ledger.
- Cashbook and bank reconciliations
- Cash flow reconciliation and budget monitoring
- Review the entire General Ledger for each property for completeness and accuracy.
- Perform month and year-end procedures, e.g., raise accruals and prepayments, provide for depreciation/amortization, etc.
- Attend each Portfolio meeting and provide assistance/information to the portfolio.
- Maintain the fixed asset register where applicable.
- Draft financial statements using Draft Worx (annually).
- Assist various stakeholders with adhoc finance related requirements
- Preparing forecasts for the company’s insurance portfolio
- Processing of insurance claims
Desired Experience & Qualification
- B Com Accounting or CA (SA) with completed articles
- 3 years post articles experience
- Broad knowledge of accounting practices (IFRS)
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills required
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Outlook and Word
- Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics Axapta is an advantage.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should kindly visit the company website for more details and submit the application(s).