Senior Financial Accountant

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Financial Accountant to join their rapidly growing team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to play a proactive part in supporting efficient and structured financial management across all operations and projects.

What you'll do:

As a Financial Accountant, you will play a crucial role in maintaining accurate financial records, leading the compilation of reports to meet stakeholder requirements, providing insightful support for commercial decision-making, managing cash flow requirements, enhancing finance-related functions, managing payroll, ensuring efficient debtor and creditor management. You will embody the values of our client-centric firm in all interactions

• Maintain complete, accurate financial accounting records for all business entities
• Lead the compilation of reporting to meet requirements of internal and external stakeholders
• Provide insightful support, analysis and advice for commercial decision making and Group projects
• Manage cashflow requirements within each entity and across the Group
• Continually enhance all finance-related functions and drive efficient financial management processes
• Manage the monthly payroll and all associated deductions payments
• Ensure efficient management of debtors and creditors
• Embody the values and culture of our client-centric firm in all interactions with internal and external stakeholders

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for this Financial Accountant position brings extensive experience in financial accounting and management roles. You have a proven track record of working closely with senior executives to manage financial functions within an operational environment efficiently.

• Bachelor's degree in financial accounting.
• Registered CA (SA).
• 5+ years' experience post completion of articles.
• 2+ years' experience managing a small financial management team.
• Experience working within firms operating in the financial services industry.
• Knowledge of GAAP, IFRS, the Tax Act, Companies Act and risk management principles.
• Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills, personal integrity.
• Ability to work independently with high initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted collaborative relationships.
• High degree of prudent commercial judgment focused on controlling expenditure within budget.

What sets this company apart:

Our client is a fast-growing, owner-managed firm providing specialised investment management services to retail and institutional customers. They are known for their client-centric approach and commitment to efficient, structured financial management. This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving firm that values collaboration, innovation, and the professional growth of its employees.

What's next:

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