Senior Reporting Accountant – Newly Qualified (CA) SA/CIMA (Pinelands, Cape Town)

The Finance department of Intelligent Debt Management (IDM), a Financial Services group based in Cape Town, seeks a newly qualified CA(SA) with 1 to 2 years post-article experience or CIMA with 1 to 2 years similar experience to join the team. The successful candidate's role will be as a Senior Reporting Accountant and will report directly to the Head of Finance. The candidate must be highly efficient, energetic, motivated, ambitious and willing to learn, as well as being prepared to make a commitment to the business in the medium to long term.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining the general ledger
• Group revenue calculation and journals
• Posting of monthly journals (Add hoc and standard monthly journals)
• Year end audit responsibilities i.e. liaising with auditors and assisting with the preparation of Annual Financial Statements
• Experience in drafting Group and Company AFS
• Advising on appropriate accounting treatment of complex transaction
• Preparation of managements accounts and group consolidation
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Review of Bank Recons
• Maintain/Reviewing the fixed assets register
• Maintaining and updating loan amortisations schedules
• Detailed monthly tax calculations (Income Tax and Deferred Tax)
• Performing balance sheet recons/monthly review of balance sheet
• Reviewing monthly VAT returns
• Supporting Head of Finance and Finance Exec with add hoc projects

Key Competencies

• Be fluent in spoken and written English
• Have strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Have strong planning, organizing and time management skills
• Be able to work independently as well as be a team player
• Be able to multi-task effectively
• Have strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Be self-motivated, by taking an interest in the job, and obtaining satisfaction from the achievement of a job well done
• Able to conduct themselves ethically and with integrity