Senior Financial Accountant

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for the effective and efficient management of the company’s financial reporting processes and of the company’s actual financial performance. Overall responsibilities to include supervision, direction and training of support staff within the finance function (such as Creditors, Debtors, Cash, Stock, Fixed Assets, Payroll and junior/ advanced Bookkeepers); preparation of budgets; monitoring and implementation of financial controls, including monthly reconciliations to ensure all accounting transactions are processed;

internal and external reporting (such as monthly management accounts and annual financial statements), including commentary on results and analysis thereof; tax management, including reconciliation of VAT and income tax including deferred tax). Ensure that there is compliance with all group policies and procedures and strict adherence to internal controls.

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit.

Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have amazing opportunities for a Senior Financial Accountant to be based in Umhlanga, Durban
. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidate will be responsible for the effective and efficient management of the company’s financial reporting processes and of the company’s actual financial performance. Overall responsibilities to include supervision, direction and training of support staff within the finance function (such as Creditors, Debtors, Cash, Stock, Fixed Assets, Payroll and junior/ advanced Bookkeepers); preparation of budgets; monitoring and implementation of financial controls, including monthly reconciliations to ensure all accounting transactions are processed;

internal and external reporting (such as monthly management accounts and annual financial statements), including commentary on results and analysis thereof; tax management, including reconciliation of VAT and income tax including deferred tax). Ensure that there is compliance with all group policies and procedures and strict adherence to internal controls.

• Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.
• Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.
• Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

• Microsoft Office experience
• Pastel Evolution or Similar Accounting Software Experience
• 2 years commercial experience

• Ensure daily, weekly and monthly reporting is done accurately and timeously and contains appropriate content to enable effective decision making. Ensure achievement of company’s strategic objectives, goal plans and targets. From time to time lead special projects. Performance management of your direct reports. Timeous backup of financial records (hard copy and data). Effectively deal with internal audit, external audit, SARS audit, BEE audit.
  
  Provide a support role to the Group Financial Manager
• Preparation of annual budgets
• Preparation/review of monthly management accounts including analysis/commentary
• Preparation/review of the annual financial statements
• Preparation/review of monthly working paper files and high-risk balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure that routine transactions (expenses, asset purchases, cash book entries, sales etc.) are processed timeously by junior team members
• Preparation/review of non-routine transactions (depreciation, impairments, provisions, finance costs/income, discounting, lease straight lining, management fees, administration fees etc.) and complex transactions
• Review of and approval of payments, together with accurate capturing of invoices in the accounting system,…