Accountant - TotalEnergies Renewables Southern Africa

Accountant - TotalEnergies Renewables Southern Africa

• Regular interaction with a number of divisions/departments
• Interaction with internal & external parties; staff, vendors, etc.
• Maintain vigilant respect of local laws and regulations.
• Work in accordance with COMPANY's rules, procedures & policies

• Accounting: ensure compliance with contractual, legal, and group accounting norms and procedures, monitor any deviation and take appropriate actions
• Post entries using the accounting in-house software. Ensure proper recording of operations in general (P&L, BS) and auxiliary (vendors, customers' accounts).
• Ensure accurate and timely closure of the accounts on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual statements (balance sheet and income statements). Responsible for preparation of quarterly group reporting.
• Responsible for the preparation of statutory books. Liaise with local auditors for statutory audits.
• Tax: Manage tax payment and tax reporting. Comply with tax filing requirements by studying regulations, adhering to requirements, advising management on required actions, calculating monthly and quarterly estimated tax payments, assembling data for quarterly and annual tax filing.
• Liaise with the tax compliance third party and the ministry of finance/tax authorities for all tax-related topics.
• Responsible for the preparation of the corporate tax return in close cooperation with Group Tax.
• Treasury: responsible for day-to-day cash and liquidity management in close cooperation with both subsidiary and group treasury department. Ensure sufficient funds are available to cover operational and capital investment needs.
• Prepare bank reconciliations.
• Proceed with payment to vendors from different bank accounts.
• Respond to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data.
• Other or ad-hoc tasks requested by the hierarchy.
• Comply with HSE policies.
• Actively participate and contribute to affiliate and company HSE objectives.
• Participate in HSE trainings and simulated exercises when required.
• Communicate to HSE dept. all situations of risks, accidents, near-accidents in the company.

• 5-8 years' experience in an accountant role
• Degree in Accounting, Finance or other business-related discipline
• CA (SA), ACCA, CIMA a plus
• Proficient in Excel
• Sound knowledge of SAP will be an advantage
• Strong ethics and reliability
• Excellent active listening and presentation skills
• Analytical and goal-oriented