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Senior Accountant (Contract)

East Rand
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Accounting
Reference: NFR005384/PaB

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Network Recruitment

Are you a meticulous and results-driven Senior Accountant ready to take on a pivotal role in a fast-paced and dynamic environment?

My client is looking for a Senior Accountant to join their team where your expertise in finance and leadership will contribute to the company's ongoing success.

This is a 4 month contract role based in Edenvale.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Operations & Reporting:
- Review and release payments, including new beneficiaries.
- Prepare comprehensive balance sheet and revenue reconciliations.
- Maintain and update the fixed asset register, including loading assets and running depreciation schedules.
- Process and review month-end journals, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Oversee the month-end close-off for debtors and creditors.
Forecasting & Analysis:
- Prepare cash forecasts to ensure robust financial planning.
- Investigate material variances in monthly management accounts and present insights during flash meetings.
- Assist in budget and forecast preparation to guide strategic decision-making.
Compliance & Audits:
- Prepare and review VAT 201 submissions, tax calculations, and related journals.
- Assist with external audit requests and ensure timely resolution of queries.
- Review tax add-info reports and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
Process Oversight:
- Oversee junior finance staff, including bookkeepers and junior accountants, providing guidance as needed.
- Review creditors' invoices, ensuring accurate processing.
- Ensure operating expense accruals are accurate and complete.
Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Prepare financial statements and HFM packs.
- Present management accounts and provide insights to stakeholders.
- Prepare financial reconciliations and reports for BEE compliance.
Ad Hoc Duties:
- Manage sundry recoveries (inter-company) and forex payment reviews.
- Handle any additional finance-related tasks as required.

Qualifications & Experience:

A Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Proven experience in a similar senior accounting role.
Strong technical accounting knowledge, including reconciliations, forecasting, and financial statement preparation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly. For more finance jobs, please visit www.networkrecruitmentinternational.com.
If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful.

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About Network Recruitment

Network Recruitment

Network Recruitment is a leading specialist recruitment company in the fields of IT, Finance and Engineering.

Since our establishment in 1987, we have been at the forefront of the specialist recruitment industry. Network Recruitment’s key to success is the focus on delivering superior quality service by developing and maintaining an exclusive focus on sourcing high-calibre skills for medium-sized to JSE-listed companies operating in these three niche sectors across South Africa.

Our experience in permanent and contract-based recruitment enables us to provide you with recruitment solutions that meet your long- and short-term needs.

Network Recruitment is a division of ADvTECH Resourcing, the recruitment arm of the national JSE-listed ADvTECH Limited Group a leader in quality education, training, skills development and placement services.