Technical Accountant CA(SA)

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TFG Finance and Advisory Full time

Position Description:

Technical Accountant

Cape Town

Permanent (on-site)

Job title: Technical Accountant

Reporting line: Manager: Group Accounting and Reporting

Department: Group Accounting and Reporting Centre of Excellence

Purpose of the job:

The role of the Technical Accountant will be to participate and support the Group in all activities connected to IFRS 16, IFRS 2 and other technical areas such as impairments, new accounting standards, financial statements, are implemented consistently across the Group etc. Assisting with group reporting team with monthly and consolidation processes as well as ongoing projects.

This role supports the Group to ensure that all accounting activities are conducted in accordance with company policies and accounting standards, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and statutory requirements for TFG entities in the Group. Implement any changes in processes and systems that might arise from changes in regulation or accounting standards.

This role also communicates to various stakeholders within the SAP team, lease admin and payables to ensure all IFRS 16 lease inputs are correct within SAP are inputted accurately to ensure the correct application of IFRS for the Group. In addition to the immediate Lease Accounting team, the role also works closely with a cross-functional team of stakeholders who participate in matrix structured projects, who may from time to time identify sustainable standards and activities that require project execution as primary or partial project scope deliverable/s. The role is responsible in preparing analytical procedures as well as providing insightful commentary for accounting adjustments/movements throughout the year.

Skills and attributes

  • Excellent technical knowledge of financial accounting and reporting
  • Strong analytical/computational and problem-solving abilities
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Deadline orientated
  • Able to work independently and initiate process improvements where appropriate
  • Strong at building and managing relationships
  • Excellent communication skills

Experience

  • CA(SA) (required)
  • Knowledge of SAP and SAP RE (advantage)
  • 2-4 years post qualification and accounting experience (advantage)
  • Retail experience (advantage)
  • Excellent statutory and reporting standards and regulations knowledge (required)

Key performance areas:

  • Responsible for the IFRS 16 property accounting, both at transactional and reporting level.
  • Processing valuation transactions on SAP RE-FX for any lease administration events that requires IFRS 16 accounting.
  • On a monthly basis, reconciling the RE-FX IFRS 16 clearing, liability, asset accounts and income statement accounts and resolving any differences.
  • On the job coaching and training for the lease administration team to prevent common mistakes that impact lease accounting.
  • Perform/review complex IFRS 2 calculations and post-related journal entries.
  • Review IFRS2 transactions before posting into SAP.
  • Perform IFRS2 and treasury share reconciliations.
  • Assist in reviewing bank reconciliations.
  • Preparing the monthly, half yearly and yearly information required for financial reporting and loading the information on BPC.
  • Assist with the preparation of Group monthly deliverables (including consolidation) as well as the month end close process and provide additional supporting analysis.
  • Assisting with group reporting team with monthly and consolidation processes as well as ongoing projects.
  • Apply reasonability checks and analysis to monthly reconciliations for all TFG entities.
  • Providing audit deliverables and assisting with the audit process to ensure a smooth audit.
  • Assist with the monthly forecasting, budget and reporting process as a back-up role if required
  • Provide support on IFRS matters, disclosure items, new accounting standards and technical account matters
  • Assist with Group projects and ensure these have been accurately implemented as well as reported.
  • Prepare impairment calculations for fixed assets and IFRS 16 right-of-use assets.

Stakeholder Relationships

  • Manage relationship with Finance in business, Finance CoE's and the Finance Shared Service.
  • Ensure the engagement with relevant internal stakeholders within TFG.

Preference will be given, but not limited to, candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.

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