Group Reporting and Financial Accountant at AVI Limited

Job Description

• An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Group Reporting and Financial Accountant at I&J, Cape Town. The individual will be responsible for the Group Reporting and Financial Accounting. 

Line Manager:

• Finance Manager Group Reporting and Tax

Job Specification:

• Monthly reporting and accounting:
• Preparation of all consolidation monthly entries
• Prepare the monthly Early estimation documents and income statements
• Prepare the full month-end reporting pack with all relevant workings and support
• Assist with answering queries on monthly results and reports
• Preparation of Loadshedding schedules
• Preparation of any additional monthly reports
• Quarterly reporting and accounting:
• Preparation of all consolidation quarterly entries
• Preparation of all additional quarterly reports
• Assist with answering queries on quarterly results 
• Year-end reporting and accounting:
• Preparation of any additional year-end accounting entries required for group and consolidation
• Preparation of year-end reporting pack with comparatives and additional disclosures
• Preparation of additional reporting requirements for year end
• Assist with answering queries on yearly results

Dividends:

• Solvency and liquidity work papers
• Accounting entries and arranging for payments
• Assist with declarations to SARS
• Any ad hoc requests / schedules / queries from AVI or internally
• Continuous maintenance and improvement of templates and standard operating procedures.
• Ad-hoc Finance related assistance on various projects that arise in the ordinary course of business to be dealt with effectively and promptly – Assisting all business units across the Group.
• Assist with deregistrations of entities and accounting work

Audits:

• Assist with external audit requests and process
• Assist with internal audit requests and requirements
• Assist with Information for BBEEE audits
• Preparation of representation letters and additional questionnaires
• Forecast and budget process:
• Quarterly and yearly budget process and full pack preparations & supporting work papers 

Annual Financial Statements:

• Preparation of all entities’ AFS on Draftworx with supporting documentation
• To address all review notes internally (from FM and FD), and from auditors & AVI
• Preparation of related party schedules and support
• Assist with all finalization documentation
• Calculate PIS scores for each entity and report to company secretary
• Conversions of AFS in Draftworx to XBRL format 

Board packs:

• Assist in preparation of work papers, support and presentation slides
• Sagers submissions and support to assist with
• STATS SA submissions and questionnaires to complete

Direct and indirect taxes:

• Assist Tax accountant in busy times with tax and deferred taxes (especially half year-end, year end, and provisional taxes with tight deadlines)
• Back-up for full Tax accountant position when needed

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• SAIPA or SAICA articles with 3 – 5 years post article experience in a reporting / financial accountant role
• Or 4 – 6 years overall experience in reporting and Accounting 

Qualifications:

• Bcom Accounting Degree at a University
• CA (SA) would be advantageous