Financial Accountant
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Financial Accountant required for a renowned company based in East London Responsibilities: Finance Accounting: Prepare underlying working papers for external audit purposes. Budget preparation and analysis. Interact with external auditors at the time of conducting audits. Manage financial statement audits and other agreed engagements. Examine, analyse, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements. Prepare annual/interim/monthly financial statements/management accounts. Organise, prepare, and review bookkeeping transactions. Gather and monitor financial data (e.g. sales revenues and liabilities). Monitor and report on accounting discrepancies. Conduct detailed risk analyses to assess potential investments. Analyse financial trends. Perform month-end and year-end close processes. Risk Management: Perform cost estimates and prepare proposals. Lead project and keep Managers and/or Team mates up to date. Complete risk assessments. Ensure compliance with relevant Acts and minimise business risk. Self-Development: Identify training/development needs and proactively select effective solutions to address development gaps. Ensure that a personal development plan is developed and implemented. Requirements: Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field 6 - 7 years of experience in financial department. Budget preparation and analysis IFRS statutory reporting experience (essential) Extensive CaseWare experience (essential) Tax experience (essential) Sage ERP (advantageous) Additional certification (e.g. CPA) Experience with consolidations (advantageous) Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.
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Financial Accountant
Profile Personnel
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About this role
Financial Accountant required for a renowned company based in East London
Responsibilities:
Finance Accounting:
Prepare underlying working papers for external audit purposes. Budget preparation and analysis. Interact with external auditors at the time of conducting audits. Manage financial statement audits and other agreed engagements. Examine, analyse, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements. Prepare annual/interim/monthly financial statements/management accounts. Organise, prepare, and review bookkeeping transactions. Gather and monitor financial data (e.g. sales revenues and liabilities). Monitor and report on accounting discrepancies. Conduct detailed risk analyses to assess potential investments. Analyse financial trends. Perform month-end and year-end close processes.
Risk Management:
Perform cost estimates and prepare proposals. Lead project and keep Managers and/or Team mates up to date. Complete risk assessments. Ensure compliance with relevant Acts and minimise business risk. Self-Development: Identify training/development needs and proactively select effective solutions to address development gaps. Ensure that a personal development plan is developed and implemented.
Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field 6 - 7 years of experience in financial department. Budget preparation and analysis IFRS statutory reporting experience (essential) Extensive CaseWare experience (essential) Tax experience (essential) Sage ERP (advantageous) Additional certification (e.g. CPA) Experience with consolidations (advantageous)
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.
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