Group Accountant Full Time Permanent

Group Accountant – Johannesburg

The Group Accountant will be responsible for the overall financial management, bookkeeping, financial functions, and general financial administration of a group of companies.  The successful candidate will work closely with the financial management of the consortium and reporting accurately and timeously to Management.

The environment is fast paced and growing, as an applicant you need to be adaptable, self-motivated, proactive and have a positive disposition.  You must be willing to implement new processes and procedures to increase efficiency and confident to propose new ideas.

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric
• Degree in Accounting
• Completed articles
• 3 Years commercial experience
• Proficient in Excel
• Pastel Evolution (beneficial)
• Consolidations (beneficial)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Full debtors’ function
  • Obtaining reports from company systems, analysing, recalculating
  • Liaising with relevant parties
  • Raising invoices
  • Monthly / YTD Reconciliations
  • Management of collections
• Full creditor’s function
  • Capturing invoices
  • Monthly reconciliations to Creditors statements
• Full bookkeeping to trial balance
• Prepare management accounts for all entities.
• Update of daily cash flow for each entity.
• Preparation and management of annual audits.
• Budgeting and cash flow management
• Payment of Salaries and Wages
• VAT / PAYE submissions & Reconciliations
• Managing Asset registers
• Local banking platforms – FNB and Standard Bank
• Data capturing of financial information
• Reporting on financial information
• VAT Reconciliations
• Preparation of financial statements
• Monthly EXCO packs
• Monthly consolidated management accounts
• Liaising with accountants responsible for the entities
• Filing and systems organisation
• Secretarial management

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