Senior Group Accountant

6 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Stonehage Fleming Full time

Senior Group Accountant Reporting to the Financial Accounting Manager, the Senior Group Accountant will be responsible for the complete month-end close process of several international entities across the Group. This includes preparing financial records under IFRS, preparing financial statements, submitting tax filings, and providing financial information to stakeholders to support budgeting and investment decisions. Principal Elements and Accountabilities Complete bank reconciliations for the bank accounts of specific Group entities on a weekly and monthly basis to ensure that the cash records are correct Liaise with the billing team to ensure that they have completed the billing, WIP accruals, bad debt provisions and income split journals for assigned Group entities each month Liaise with the accounts payable team to ensure that expenses, prepayments and fixed assets additions are booked correctly each month Check that the AP team has posted expenses to the correct department versus budget Prepare the monthly accruals and provision journals Prepare month payroll journals for assigned entities Complete IFRS 16 lease accounting journals for relevant entities Prepare the monthly profit and loss and balance sheet reports Prepare the supporting balance sheet reconciliations for all the balance sheet balances Ensure that the intercompany balances are reconciled and settled timeously Understand and adhere to all financial and accounting regulations and legislation Complete VAT and tax returns for the appropriate countries' tax authority within the required deadlines Assist with the completion of regulatory returns during busy periods and provide data to the regulatory reporting team for monthly regulatory cap updates Input into the calculation of local and Group service level agreements Prepare weekly/monthly cash flow forecasts Prepare board report packs including financial analysis and commentary Prepare year‑end statutory financial statements Liaison with auditors Respond to adhoc financial queries by gathering and interpreting data Manage two junior group accountants Provide on‑the‑job coaching and support to team members Qualifications and Experience Qualified accountant (SAIPA or CIMA) Previous IFRS experience Good knowledge of different jurisdictional tax requirements is advantageous Previous financial services experience Regulatory filings experience Competencies, Skills, and Behaviours Good technical accounting skills Coaching and management skills (difference between senior group accountant and group accountant) Good knowledge of different accounting systems – knowledge of Microsoft Business Central is advantageous Strong Excel skills (knowledge of macros, Power Pivot and Power BI would be an advantage) Experience in preparing financial statements on Caseware Very good attention to detail and an organised logical approach is essential Proactive and solutions oriented Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet tight deadlines Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build effective working relationships and influence change Team player French or Hebrew language skills would be an advantage Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Stonehage Fleming by 2x #J-18808-Ljbffr

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