About the position
Join a global leader in the manufacturing sector as a Senior Financial Accountant, where you'll play a critical role in driving the financial integrity, costing, compliance, and reporting processes of the South African business operations. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role offers the opportunity to work closely with operations and commercial teams, supporting both strategic and transactional accounting functions.
Key Purpose of the Role
As a Senior Accountant, you will support all accounting and financial reporting functions for the South African entity. You will help maintain the integrity of financial systems and controls, oversee costing processes, participate in budgeting and forecasting, and ensure compliance with corporate and local financial policies. The position also plays a vital role in preparing for audits and month-end closings, while maintaining strong financial discipline within the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with sales and operations teams to prepare and deliver weekly financial forecasts.
- Support the Finance Manager in the annual budget planning and forecasting process.
- Full responsibility for trade receivables and oversight of both local and foreign trade payables.
- Manage daily cashbook activities and perform bank reconciliations, including corporate credit card oversight.
- Oversee foreign currency management (payments, receipts, and fluctuations).
- Process intercompany transactions and manage Goods in Transit (GIT) reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, and variance reports.
- Analyse general ledger (GL) variances and adjust costs as needed to reflect operational accuracy.
- Perform all balance sheet reconciliations using Blackline.
- Maintain and manage the fixed asset register, CAPEX tracking, and depreciation schedules.
- Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes.
- Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and reports.
- Assist in drafting and implementing accounting policies and internal controls in line with corporate guidelines.
- Conduct regular reviews of financial practices and recommend improvements.
- Supervise and review work performed by junior accounting staff.
Minimum Qualifications and Skills
- BCompt degree or CIMA (Management Level completed).
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a Financial Accountant, preferably in manufacturing.
- Proven experience in implementing and interpreting costing models.
- Strong understanding of ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Syspro).
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Macros.
- Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and work under pressure.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
- English and Afrikaans speaking
Desired Skills:
- interpreting costing models
- Strong understanding of ERP systems
- analytical and Numerical
- manage tight deadlines
- strong communications skills
- English and Afrikaans speaking
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