Financial Accountant Mr Price Money

Job Description

What does a Financial Accountant do? They ensure that the business's financial records are maintained in compliance with accounting and business practices and are accurate and timely.

Responsibilities

Account Management:

1. Verifies, allocates, posts and reconciles all general ledger accounts.
2. Processing of all month end journals.
3. Produces error-free accounting reports and presents their results.
4. Analyses financial information and summarizes financial status.
5. Responsible for tax audits and tax returns. Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance.
6. Reviews and recommends modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
7. Provides financial advice by studying operational issues, applying financial principles and practices and developing recommendations.

1. Ensures financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures.
2. Assists the Financial Manager with the closing of all the relevant general ledger accounts in order to deliver the trial balance monthly to provide information to auditors as well as the preparation of the annual budget.
3. Preparation of monthly GMB booklets to group.
4. Compiles VAT & statistical reports to external institutions to provide information that assists in ratings against other retailers in the field.
5. Assisting the FM with the preparation of year-end accounts and providing information for external auditors. Assisting the FM with ad-hoc finance queries. Assisting the FM with external reporting to various stakeholders.
6. Preparation of statutory packs at half year end and year end.
7. Financial commentary analysis.

1. Responsible for debtor's reconciliation of the general ledger and the subsidiary ledger. Responsible for debtors-related general ledger queries.

1. Month end and ad hoc payment approval.
2. Statutory AFS preparation.
3. Interact with auditors to provide required support.

1. CA (SA)

1. Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
2. Pastel.
3. DAX.
4. ERP Systems.
5. Retail.
6. Understanding of Telco.