Accountant

The Accountant takes ownership of group reporting, treasury, customer profitability and group consolidations, and manages the Accounts Receivable team. The role creates the capacity the finance team needs so that senior resources can move away from day to day processing and focus on analysis, forecasting and business partnering.

The group is dynamic. The duties attached to this role will change from time to time to support the development of the group, and the successful candidate needs to be comfortable with that.

Requirements:

Minimum

• B.Com degree, or equivalent.
• Relevant accounting experience, including exposure to reporting and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel and systems ability.

• SAIPA or CIMA qualified.
• Exposure to group consolidations and multi entity or multi currency reporting.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience.

• Self starter who takes ownership without needing to be managed closely.
• Positive attitude.
• Can do attitude, comfortable in a dynamic environment where duties evolve.
• Accurate, deadline driven and comfortable working across teams.

Group reporting

• Preparation and review of monthly and periodic group reporting packs.
• Ensuring reporting deadlines, accuracy and supporting reconciliations are met.
• Variance analysis and commentary to support management review.

• Cash planning and cash flow forecasting across the group.
• Oversight of the treasury and cash planning resource reporting into this role.
• Daily bank functions may be added to this area over time.

• Preparation and maintenance of customer profitability analysis.
• Identifying and reporting on margin and profitability trends by customer.
• Working with the Group Accountant, who retains oversight of this area.

• Preparation of group consolidations, including intercompany elimination and reconciliation.
• Supporting the consolidation of foreign operations, including the UK.

• Support other functions within the finance department on a need basis. It’s imperative that the ideal candidate are willing to move in between functions within finance as the business requirements change.

• Management of the Accounts Receivable team.
• Day to day processing support as required, including support to the UK operation.
• Other relevant ad hoc functions as would reasonably be expected of an accountant.
• Duties may change from time to time to support group developments.