TRAFFIC
Western Cape
Financial Accountant
Lesaka Technologies
Job Description
Responsibilities 
- Assisting with preparation of month end management accounts and supplementary reports.
- Preparation and processing of month end journals.
- Monthly and ad-hoc reconciliations.
- Stock reconciliations including investigation of variances and write offs, on a monthly basis.
- Review monthly VAT calculations and recons.
- Assist with BEE procurement spend reconciliation and ad hoc BEE requests for information.
- Preparation of intercompany transactions and balances schedule, on a monthly basis.
- Fixed asset register management and processing of monthly depreciation journals.
- Providing information for budgets and quarterly forecasts and assisting with the preparation thereof.
- Assisting external auditors with statutory audit requests and preparation of AFS.
- Assisting Internal auditors with annual SOX audit and ad hoc internal control review requests.
- Work closely with software development team with regards to new products and new accounting treatment of products in line with our revenue recognition policies.
- Performing data analysis and cost analysis on an ad hoc basis.
- Assist with information requests required to update Anaplan Reporting and Consolidation tool.
- Assist with implementation of new Microsoft Dynamics ERP system.
- Ensure processes across business functions are adhered to, in order for financial information to be accurate and complete.
- Medium to long term project-related work to improve accounting processes and systems.
- Assist finance dept and SOX compliance team with improvements to internal controls and implementing changes where weakness have been identified.
- Assist SOX compliance team with maintenance of finance policy and procedure documentation for use by internal and external auditors.
- Any other ad-hoc projects as required.
- BCom Accounting
- Completed 3 years SAICA articles
- An auditor type mindset in respect of risk analysis and internal control application
- Strong Excel skills (V-lookups, pivot tables)
- Works well in a team and across departments.
- Attention to detail, meticulous.
- Able to work under pressure, with a view to achieving deadlines
- Is good at and enjoys performing reconciliations and investigations.
About This Role
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Salary Benchmark
R38,485/month
R27,932 to
R54,299/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years and will have large numbers of openings.
Key Skills for This Role
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Median Salary (ZAR)
R38,485/month
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years and will have large numbers of openings.