Group Accountant - International
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Watchmaker GenomicsLife science
Location: Cape Town, South Africa; Saltriver, Cape Town (Remote and Onsite)Full-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- 3–5 years’ experience
- Required Skills
- Microsoft Excel
Requirements
- Hold a degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Have 3–5 years’ experience in an accounting role with hands-on accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cashbook responsibility.
- Have solid working knowledge of accounting principles and the full transactional accounting cycle.
- Be proficient in Excel and have experience with an ERP or accounting system.
- Have working knowledge of South African VAT and SARS eFiling requirements.
- Have experience processing multi-currency transactions.
- Manage high volumes, competing priorities, and tight month-end deadlines.
- Investigate reconciliation differences through to root cause.
- A professional designation such as SAIPA, or demonstrable progress towards one, is beneficial.
- Exposure to multi-currency and cross-border transactions is desirable.
- Experience in a US-headquartered or multinational group is advantageous.
- Experience within a manufacturing environment is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Process supplier invoices, prepare payment runs, reconcile supplier statements, and manage creditor queries and aging.
- Issue customer invoices and credit notes, allocate receipts, manage debtor aging, and follow up on overdue accounts.
- Maintain cashbooks across bank accounts and currencies and prepare daily and monthly bank reconciliations.
- Process and reconcile company credit cards and employee expense claims.
- Record fixed asset additions, disposals, and transfers, and reconcile the fixed asset register to the general ledger.
- Apply internal controls and maintain supporting documentation for reviews and audits.
- Prepare schedules for month-end, year-end, and statutory audit requests, and support VAT and other statutory submissions.
- Identify opportunities to simplify or automate finance processes and contribute to finance system and process improvement projects.
- Maintain process documentation and standard operating procedures.
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