Senior accountant/ assistant financial manager

Job Overview

A Wholesale Supplier organisation located in Johannesburg is currently looking for an Assistant Financial Manager/Senior Accountant. An Accounting Degree + SAICA Articles is mandatory for this role. This role also requires staff management, with about 5-7 people reporting to the successful individual. Experience working on advanced MS Excel is a requirement, specifically in terms of the VLOOKUP function as well as experience working with Pivot Tables.

Duties & Responsibilities Step in and take over the management of the finance department Managing a Finance Team of about 5 to 7 people Managing the general ledger as a whole and its structure Approving journals Approving payments - monthly creditors and ad hoc weekly payments Reviewing creditor reconciliations Enforcing financial policies and controls IFRS experienced (including for SME's) Calculating income tax Managing tax affairs of the company Managing CIPC compliance Compiling annual financial statements (AFS) ...