Senior Accountant Our client, a specialist in the Automotive Industry, is urgently looking for a Senior Accountant to assist their Financial Manager. Skills and qualifications required: Bachelor's degree in Financial Accounting (or similar - advantageous); 3 Years articles; Minimum of 3 years commercial experience; Experience within a group of companies with processing of inter-company transactions and loan accounts; Intermediate Excel knowledge (must be able to explain how certain formulas are used); Good communication skills, with the ability to explain basic accounting concepts; Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate complex financial data; Attention to detail and accuracy; Experience with foreign creditors and foreign exchange (advantageous); Must be able to work under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines; Must be self-motivated; Must be able to work alone and in a team environment. Duties: Preparation of daily cash flow analysis and submission for review; Daily processing of bank and cash, petty cash and ad hoc journals as required; Preparation of full set of accounts up to trial balance level (income statement and balance sheet); Preparation of management accounts including divisional management accounts; Analysis of actuals as per the income statement against budgets and providing reasons for variances; Performing of key reconciliations and schedules on control accounts which includes (but are not limited to): - Accounts receivables - Accounts payables - Bank reconciliations - Inventory reconciliations - VAT control account - Inter-company accounts (loan’s, receivables and payables) - Fixed Asset - Prepaid expenses - Deposit - Staff saving and loan accounts - Accrual and provision accounts. Preparation of monthly VAT reconciliations and control accounts for review by financial manager before submission; Assisting with queries from SARS regarding income tax and VAT; Processing of all payroll journals as provided by HR department; Preparation of reconciliation between actual payroll and budgeted payroll; Preparation of reconciliation between actual payroll as per the income statement and 12-month report received from HR department; #J-18808-Ljbffr