Senior Financial Accountant
| Location | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Date Posted | June 20, 2022 |
| Category |
Accounting
Administration |
| Job Type |
Full-time
|
| Currency | ZAR |
Description
A fast-growing EdTech startup is looking to hire a Senior Financial Accountant to join their team and help build a world-class Finance function that supports the company’s global growth ambitions, allowing us to move quickly and deliberately in scaling the business.
The successful candidate's mission is to support the CFO in executing rapid innovation in the Finance function, by automating manual processes through new cloud software, implementing fit-for-purpose controls and leveling up our financial reporting. You will have the opportunity to recommend, design and implement new accounting processes that result in efficiency gains for the company, enabling you to create a lasting legacy and leap-frog your peers in experience.
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious accounting professional that is looking to break into the tech industry and has an interest in implementing systems. The ideal candidate would be someone who has 2 to 5 years experience in financial accounting roles. This is a remote position in South Africa.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Management of the Group finance function which includes reporting, budgets, tax, regulatory and governance and Group department functions such as Internal Audit and HR.
- Work closely with Group Heads of Department in order to provide actionable reporting that enables business decisions and to meet financial and strategic goals.
- Perform analyses to provide insights into areas of risk and opportunity to influence department decisions.
- Manage and be responsible for all group finance related projects.
- Management of working capital and cashflow requirements.
- Management, review and submission of the annual tax calculation for all group. companies and manage SARS related queries for the group.
- Manage statutory audit for the Group.
- Responsible for the Group insurance function.
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Completed SAICA / SAIPA / CIMA articles
- Registered AGA(SA) / PA(SA) / CGMA is beneficial.
- 2 - 5 years post articles experience in a financial accounting role
- Tech power user and actively interested in using software to automate processes
- A keen interest to work in the tech industry
- Experience in software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry (beneficial)
Package & Remuneration
R480,000 - R540,000 p/a