Financial Accountant

My client is an independent leader in the renewable energy industry and has an exciting opportunity for a Financial Accountant to join their team in Cape Town. This role will be responsible for managing the accounting and financial reporting functions for multiple plants across South Africa. You will be a detail-oriented professional with strong technical accounting skills, excellent problem-solving abilities, and have experience in managing multiple deadlines while maintaining accuracy. You must be able to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment, with the opportunity to develop expertise in power plant financial operations. if this sounds like you, send me your CV!

 

Responsibilities:

• Complete all calculations and capture necessary month end entries
• Invoice management of revenue and preparation of monthly entries
• Maintain fixed asset registers, including creation of new assets and disposals
• Prepare balance sheet and key income statement reconciliations
• Prepare the finance inputs and analysis for monthly executive reports
• Complete year end packs
• Responsible for completion and filing of tax returns
• Ensure timeous receipts of debtors’ balance and creditor payments
• Maintain debt schedules and repayment of debt
• Assist with ad hoc compliance reports from various institutions
• Manage report on procurement spend for the quarter to the economic development team
• Complete budget reporting templates
• Upload of budgets into the accounting system
• Provide supporting documentation and answering queries on the year end audit
• Assist the financial statement consultant with drafting queries on the annual financial statements
• Provide ad hoc support to the finance and operations team 
• Undertake ad hoc finance responsibilities in support of the group, as appropriate

Requirements:

• Minimum of a BComm degree, preference for Honours or a professional qualification 
• Minimum of 5 years relevant financial accountant experience in a commercial or corporate environment
• Working experience with an ERP accounting system
• Knowledge of financial systems, financial processes and internal control mechanisms

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