Senior Financial Accountant CA (SA) - (5-month contract)

apartmentIsilumko Staffing (JHB) placeJohannesburg calendar_month 

Our client in the Petrochemical industry is seeking a seasoned Senior Financial Accountant to join them on a 5-month project.

Job purpose:

Provide a continuous input into financial and business decision-making at tactical/operational level, completion of financial accounting reports including the day-to-day execution of financial related activities, as well as ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting on a monthly basis.

Job description:

Business Processes/Financial System processes
  • Responsible for all the SAP and OneStream reporting.
  • Participate in process and system enhancements (including PowerBI and OneStream) and assist in the creation of new financial policies and procedures.
  • Ensure accuracy of GL account mapping used in the various financial reporting systems.
Statutory Reporting
  • Plan, monitor and coordinate the Business Unit Statutory Reporting process for year end and half year end.
  • Compilation and preparation of the stand-alone Business Unit Annual Financial statements.
  • Conducts research and assist with accounting and disclosure issues.
  • Support or prepare, where required, statutory returns to appropriate authorities.
  • Assist with position papers on accounting treatments to Reporting Practices Committee.
  • Provide financial information to External and Internal auditors.
  • Serve as the interface between the Energy financial reporting and management accounting teams.
  • Detailed understanding of the applicable financial reporting tool (OneStream), Power BI Intercompany tool, reporting packs and the accounting manual.
  • Prepare the Business unit reporting pack.
  • For half year and year end, assist with all statutory reporting deliverables, ie. responding to queries, managing of overs and unders, annexures sign-offs & analytical reviews.
Month end and Budgets
  • Responsible for month end reporting into OneStream.
  • Assist with compilation of the budget and Forecast balance sheet and cash flow requirements and capture financial information for reporting to the Board and for Business Unit reporting.
  • Assist with the deregistration and liquidation of dormant entities.
  • Assist with adhoc requests during month end, forecast and budget periods.
Compliance
  • Comply with requirements in terms of controls over financial reporting, performing monthly SOX controls and perform SOX testing during cycles for GL.
Tax Support
  • Preparation of tax returns in conjunction with Group Tax Services.
  • Assist Tax with information to support accurate income and deferred tax calculations.
  • Assist with tax and deferrred tax accounting/disclosure in BU with support from BU Tax advisor.
Managing team members
  • Manage and develop direct reports. Ensure accurate and timely results are delivered through directs reports.
  • Identify, contribute and support succession planning and career growth.

Job Requirements:

  • 3-4 year relevant degree
  • Completed articles
  • CA (SA)
  • 6 years' experience (2 years post articles)
  • Proven technical financial reporting skills
  • Working knowledge of SAP
  • Onestream skills
  • Current knowledge of IFRS, Companies Act and Tax knowledge
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