Assistant Group Accountant - Bloemfontein at Country Bird Holdings Ltd (CBH)

Job Advert Summary    

• CBH is looking for a Chartered Accountant registered with SAICA to assist with monthly reporting, budgets and forecasting, regulatory reporting and taxation. The successful candidate will report directly to the Group Accountant.

Minimum Requirements    

• Chartered accountant registered with SAICA
• Completed training at audit firm with 1 year post training experience preferable
• Ability to work flexible hours and overtime
• Experience in the preparation of annual financial statements
• Thorough knowledge of IFRS accounting procedures and principles
• Experience in the completion of tax returns and other tax requirements (transfer pricing, carbon tax)
• Experience and knowledge of GL functions and month-end/year-end close
• Experience in consolidations will be required
• Advanced computer literacy
• Understanding of accounting systems
• Attention to detail
• Strong level of accuracy
• Deadline driven
• Ability to work unsupervised and take direction
• Good problem solving skills

Duties and Responsibilities    
Monthly reporting

• Assist group accountant with month end reporting procedures
• Provide support to business units as needed
• Assist with recons and detailed month end reporting requirements
• Consolidation of group accounts for group reporting purposes

Budget and forecasting

• Assist group account with budgeting process and review and completion of budgets on reporting platform
• Assist with quarterly forecasting requirements
• Manage weekly cash flow reporting requirements and liaise with teams to collate and complete information on a weekly basis
• Consolidation of all the above for group reporting purposes

Regulatory reporting

• Preparation of AFS and co-ordinate and plan with the external auditors
• Using IFRS knowledge, assist business units as need be with correct accounting treatment of transaction
• Prepare schedules in support of the annual financial statements
• Collate and summarise information for mergers/acquisitions

Taxation

• Strong tax knowledge and prior experience
• Updating transfer pricing policies
• Preparation of annual tax returns for South Africa and completion of IT10 and carbon tax returns
• Assist with other reporting requirements to Stats SA, SARB reporting, etc.