Consultant Accounting Gauteng

* *Initial term: 12 months, with a strong possibility to extend through to * based on performance (this is an “annuity role”) * Location: *Pretoria or Cape Town Office* with current work from home arrangements. Condition of travelling to the office for training purposes, load shedding or connectivity issues. * Work hours: standard 8am-5pm with the condition to be flexible to the client’s needs during peak times   * *Job Brief * • Applies principles of accounting to analyze complex financial information and prepare financial reports. Adheres to and communicates accounting and auditing policies and procedures. • Analyzes accounts, records, and reports. Investigates and resolves any accounting issues within area of responsibility. Maintains general ledger accounts. • Works directly with internal customers on inquiries and issue resolution by directly responding to customer’s emails or Remedy tickets. For more complex inquires, will also meet with customers to resolve. • Review & approve journal entries and account reconciliations within approved thresholds, using accounting judgement & experience • Use analytical skills to efficiently source data, transform data into meaningful information, and communicate information effectively to business partners and stakeholders • Use analytical skills to review variances, detect potential errors or issues, document process that created the variance, determine, and execute corrective actions if required • Performs period-end financial close responsibilities. Prepares data for financial statements, data for quarterly and annual regulatory filings using applicable systems. Duties may include preparing journal entries and coding invoices/vouchers. • Performs complex reconciliations for area supported and analyzes resulting variances. Proposes and prepares any adjusting entries necessary resulting from reconciliations. • Researches complex questions and investigates variances on the financial statements. Communicates findings to management. • Recommends and reviews proposed process improvements. Explores the modification and implementation of changes in systems and procedures and makes effective business case to influence leadership and other functions to support proposed changes. • Prepares complex reports in support of internal and external audits. • Interactions and communicates with business partners (finance and non-finance) to secure information to develop and confirm accounting outcomes • Develop desktop procedures to clearly document tasks performed • Provides excellent customer service to business partners located throughout the Worldwide organization • Recommend, develop and implement process improvements to improve accounting operational efficiency and quality of outcomes • Monitors & establishes performance indicators to track progress against goals • Performs various ad-hoc reporting, analysis or projects, as needed • Support SOX control compliance • Other duties