23 Oct
Elite Search and Selection
Cape Town
Role: Management Accountant / Accountant - Cape Town office based - foreshore.
A well established and extremely successfulinternational private investment firm with Head Quarters in Berlin and California and offices in several countries around the world is looking for a Management Accountant / Financial Accountant to work with clients globally and teams in Germany. Part of shared services, the finance teams support several entities within this exciting and innovative group.
The ideal candidate for this entrepreneurial environment is someone who not only possesses the necessary technical skills but also embodies the agility, confidence, resilience, and team spirit required to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing landscape.
Location:
Cape Town - Office Based - Foreshore. Hours 09h00 - 18h00 (to align with Head Office in Berlin).
Characteristics:
You should thrive in an environment where change is constant, and must be able to quickly pivot strategies, adapt to new circumstances, and embrace evolving business needs with confidence and composure.
Duties:
- Preparing appropriate, accurate, timely and relevant Management Accounts
- Reviewing and analysis
- Adapt and improve management reports
- Balance sheet and income statement reconciliation tasks, journal postings, monthly accruals, and provisions;
- Address inaccuracies
- Prepare the general ledger asset accounting functions;
- Participation in the Company's year-end process and production of the Annual Financial Statements
- Liaising with the auditors as required
Budgets and Planning
- Assist in providing support and advice to the Group in preparing forecasts and budgets within the prescribed timelines;
- Engage with management of subsidiaries on performance against budget, provide financial advice on budget control and forecast outcomes
- CAPEX
Corporate Governance; Risk Management and Company Secretarial
- Develop and manage financial systems and policies to ensure compliance with good corporate governance and legislation
General
- Develop and implement processes and perform tasks to ensure overall tax compliance of the Group;
- Managing daily banking and cash requirements for the Group;
- Monthly Payroll Administration functions;
Essential requirements:
- 3 - 5 years accounting experience in a busy, progressive entrepreneurial environment with a focus on Management Accounting;
- Previous experience in handling international accounting preferably in a shared services environment;
- Extensive experience of computerised accounting and reporting systems;
- Strong knowledge of IFRS
- Highly proficient Microsoft Office user with Advanced Excel skills
- Bachelor's degree in finance / management accounting or similar.
- CIMA qualification ideal or studying towards
Desired Skills:
- Management Accountant
- CIMA
- Accountant
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