Financial Accountant (Temp)

The incumbent will be responsible for running the accounting and financial activities within the framework of the ASSA ABLOY accounting manual and IFRS.

This includes analysis and support through the provision of financial information (costs, productivity, margins, and company expenditures) to department heads, enabling these departments to make budgeting and investment decisions.

Responsibilities

1. Financial Reporting and Accounting: Accounting, Tax & regulatory and financial reporting.
2. Month-end closure activities including journal processing and closure of subledgers.
3. Bank reconciliations.
4. Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts per group guidelines.
5. Monthly group and divisional ad-hoc and standard reporting.
6. Management of Fixed Assets, including depreciation, wear & tear, additions, disposals, and capital gains or losses.
7. Participate in the annual external audit.
8. Ensure statutory compliance for local SA legal entities.
9. Ensure compliance with Group standards and requirements (Internal Control Framework, External Business Representatives, Export Control, Transfer Pricing, etc.).
10. Creditor payments, reconciliations, and uploading of payments.
11. Adhoc payments.
12. Transactional bank signatory, including the review and release of local and foreign payments.
13. Participating in forecasting and budgeting processes.
14. Manage and comply with local, state, and government reporting requirements and tax filings (Statistics SA and SARS VAT).
15. Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.

Key Attributes

1. Communication and presentation skills.
2. Ability to understand broader business issues.
3. Highly organized.
4. Numerical proficiency.

Professional Qualifications

Suitable BCom Qualification (Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, economics, finance, or a related field).

Minimum 3-year commercial experience, preferably in Manufacturing or FMCG.

Experience and Competencies

1. Corporate experience, and adherence to strict deadlines, formal reporting structures.
2. Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
3. Costing methodologies.
4. HFM or Hyperion experience very advantageous.
5. Microsoft Office suite with proficient Excel skill set is essential.