Senior Financial Accountant

About the role

Hollywoodbets is looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join its accounting team in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. The role covers the full range of financial reporting, budgeting, tax and compliance, and includes supervising a junior finance team. The position is permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets, monthly management accounts and annual financial statements, and review monthly working papers and high-risk balance sheet reconciliations.
• Process routine transactions and review non-routine and complex transactions; review and approve payments and invoices, and review annual tax computations and provisional tax payments.
• Review monthly VAT and payroll returns, settle inter-company, loan and creditor accounts, and reconcile them monthly.
• Manage working capital, plan taxes and cash flow, and implement internal controls and corrective actions on audit findings.
• Provide adequate impairment provisions for stock, debtors and assets, and reassess asset lives and depreciation quarterly.
• Review the general ledger monthly, ensure annual stock takes and stock count variances are handled, and approve accruals, petty cash and consignment stock listings.
• Run quarterly mini-audits of supplier and customer terms, rebates and discounts, and keep audit files complete.
• Save all work so each year's records stand on their own, support the BEE project team, and liaise with departments, regional managers and external auditors.
• Support the GFM, CFO and CEO with financial models, billing models and project costing, and carry out ad hoc tasks.
• Supervise and mentor the junior finance team, set roles, KPIs and performance reviews, and organise training.

Required profile

• Completion of SAICA-accredited articles.
• At least 2 years of commercial experience.
• Knowledge of Pastel Evolution (or similar software).
• Strong problem-solving, planning, project and time management, leadership and results-oriented skills.

Required skills

• Pastel Evolution (or similar)
• Microsoft Office