Accountant I

Join to apply for the Accountant I role at Parker Hannifin Position Summary Position Summary The Accountant role is responsible for reporting valuable management information, leading changes and improvements, providing financial controls and month end processing through the application of accounting principles, analysis of information, and preparing financial / cost accounting reports, and for day-to-day accounting activities Responsibilities Maintain internal control standards of the Corporation to ensure integrity of financial reports with transparent reconciliations. Month-end Close activities (i.e. prepare and post journal entries, process and review accruals). Support entire month-end close process to ensure timely completion. Compliance & Auditing – actively participate in internal and external audit processes. Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls and regulatory requirements. SOX Testing Provide information to Finance Controller to support financial planning budgeting and forecasting. Treasury Management and liaising with internal Treasury department, Banks and SARB. Payroll Accounting (Weekly Wages and Monthly Salaries), SARS e-filing, VAT201 & EMP201. Balance Sheet & Inter-Company Reconciliations, Inventory Reconciliations. Fixed Asset Accounting. Qualifications Accounting qualification (BTech, BComm, BBSci) – required. Post-graduate or Honors – preferred. Part-qualified, newly qualified or actively working towards CIMA, ACCA, CA(SA), SAIPA or CIBA. Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in similar role / environment, with multi-level reporting. Manufacturing experience preferred. Business acumen – Desire to learn and understand issues, both operations and commercial. Audit experience, preferably knowledge of Sarbanes OXley. Leading and managing audit activity and driving change. Pricing / Costing experience. Integrated BMS / ERP experience and Strong Microsoft Excel skills. Experience in inter-company accounting reconciliations. Familiarity with requirements of month-end closes. Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external contacts. Ability to plan and prioritise to meet daily, monthly and quarterly deadlines within standard work-based framework. Has demonstrated proactive investigative / problem solving / lateral thinking skills. Ability to develop strong working relationships within the business and influence others. Business Description Parker Hannifin EMEA Sàrl (“PHEMEA”), based in Etoy, Switzerland, is the Principal Operating Company for Parker in the EMEA region. It is supported by a network of Parker Manufacturing Divisions and Sales Company Entities. The Filtration Group EMEA is a strategic business Group within PHEMEA. Engine & Mobile Filtration EMEA (EMFE) is a key service provider to PHEMEA. Equal Employment Opportunity Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment. Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type Full-time Job function Accounting/Auditing and Finance Industries Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, and Automation Machinery Manufacturing #J-18808-Ljbffr