Senior Accountant

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensuring accurate and timely monthly financial reporting, analysis, and commentary against budgets and forecasts.
• Managing the month end process and driving the quality of profit and loss reporting.
• Leading, coaching, and developing finance team members to achieve high performance.
• Preparing and reviewing forecasts, budgets, journals, accruals, and prepayments.
• Monitoring debtors, cash flow inputs, and financial performance across multiple business units.
• Driving compliance with finance policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Reviewing supplier statements, reconciliations, and financial transactions to ensure accuracy.
• Preparing business review packs and providing meaningful financial insights to operational stakeholders.
• Supporting internal and external audit processes.
• Managing the annual budgeting process and ensuring delivery within deadlines.
• Reviewing and submitting monthly VAT reasonability assessments and VAT returns, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and internal controls.

• Strong financial analysis, reconciliation and reporting ability
• Solid budgeting, forecasting and debtor management
• Advanced Excel; experience with Dynamics AX an advantage
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Good communication and people-management skills

• BCom degree or equivalent
• 5 years’ experience in a related finance role
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar Financial Controller role
• Strong computer literacy, including MS Excel and MS Outlook
• Experience with Dynamics AX or similar ERP system (advantageous)