Senior Financial Accountant

3 weeks ago

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa WSP Africa Full time

Company Description

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you'll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, and working on projects that transform society for all of us.

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa, and the largest environmental consulting firm globally. To further our strategic business execution plan, we are seeking leaders who share our guiding principles - we value our people and our reputation; we are locally dedicated with international scale; we are future-focused and challenge the status quo; we foster collaboration; we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

Job Description

The Senior Financial Accountant is required to look after the WSP statutory entities outside South Africa but within the African continent.

  • Support financial decision-making information by collecting, analyzing, investigating, reconciling, and reporting financial data by collaborating with various stakeholders where necessary.
  • Ensure compliance to relevant laws, regulations and reporting requirements in various countries.
  • Work with financial service providers in various countries to ensure compliance from statutory and financial perspective.
  • Provide the necessary operational assistance to various business unit leads as and when required.
  • Able to travel to various countries to gain a better understanding of local requirements and build a solid working relationship with the various stakeholders and service providers.
  • Ensure monthly financial records are reconciled, supported and be able to present the financial performance to the Finance Director monthly.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensure accounting records are up to date.
  • Provide support to our African subsidiaries ensuring local compliance, monthly reconciliations are performed, implementation of local operating procedures as well as management of cash flow management, including repatriation of cash to South Africa.
  • Provide assistance with monthly HFM reporting where required.
  • Performing reviews and audits of internal controls to ensure compliance.
  • Perform General Ledger reconciliations and provide meaningful information regarding reconciling items. Long and unusual items are identified, and appropriate action are taken.
  • Analyze and interpret data to provide financial management information for decision-making.
  • Prepares monthly statements by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing data, information, and trends.
  • Responds to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data.
  • Preparation of forecasts and budgets.
  • Verify supporting documentation for validity, accuracy and completeness and capture transactions on the accounting system.
  • Manage interface exceptions effectively and ensure that appropriate, timely actions are taken.
  • Inter-company transaction reconciliation and review.
  • Managing payment processes in accordance with country legislation.
  • Assist in various operational requirements in country for employees/ contractors.
  • Investigate and advise on in country requirements for various operational requirements.
  • Ensure annual financial statements are prepared and approved timeously.
  • Managing local financial service providers in country.
  • Ensuring tax and statutory compliance with relevant country legislation.
  • Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with the departmental, company processes and procedures.
  • Assist in the intercompany reconciliations and payments.
  • Assist in monthly and year-end closure process.
  • Assistance with internal and external audits.
  • Ad hoc accounting projects.
Health and Safety:
  • Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company's health, safety, environmental and quality vision, and policies by influencing those around you.
  • Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm.
  • Embracing, displaying, and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is always maintained.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree with 6+ years' experience in similar field.
  • Experience working with African Entities.
Key Competencies and Generic Skills:
  • Strong analytical and reconciling skills.
  • Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and principles.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills.
  • Problem analysis and problem-solving skills.
  • Above average knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
  • Team player.
  • Willing to travel into Africa.
Additional Information

What's in it for you?

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP - we can

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important - be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognize the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
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