Intern: Financial Accountant

Purpose of the Role

The Financial Accountant Intern will be embedded within the Finance & Accounting Division and will support day-to-day accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls activities. Critically, this role is aligned to a globally operating environment and requires exposure to Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) compliance, audit readiness, and IT/infrastructure control frameworks. The successful candidate will gain practical experience across the full accounting cycle while contributing to the organisation's internal control and compliance objectives.

He or she will work closely with internal stakeholders, shared services teams, and auditors, playing a key role in month‑end closing, statutory reporting, and control assurance within a complex manufacturing environment.

• Reconcile financial transactions within Oracle Fusion Cloud General Ledger.
• Process month‑end journal entries including accruals, prepayments, and reclassifications.
• Support month‑end and year‑end close activities, ensuring adherence to global close calendars.
• Perform account reconciliations and ensure ledger balances are substantiated with supporting documentation.

• Assist with debtor management in accordance with global payment terms and segregation‑of‑duties (SOD) policies.
• Ensure AR and AP transactions are accurately processed and reconciled to the general ledger.
• Assist to prepare and maintain ageing analysis for both creditors and debtors.
• Perform supplier and customer statement reconciliations, flagging reconciling items for escalation.

• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations across multiple entities and currencies.
• Assist with period‑end foreign exchange revaluation of balance sheet monetary items in line with IAS 21.

• Assist in preparation of monthly management accounts, board packs, and supporting schedules.
• Assist to compile variance analysis comparing actuals to budget, forecast, and prior period.
• Support preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS.

• Assist with VAT
  201 preparation and submission to SARS; support cross‑border VAT treatment reviews.
• Support PAYE, UIF, and SDL calculations and employer reconciliations (EMP
  501).
• Maintain statutory records in compliance with South African and applicable international tax legislation.

• Compile and maintain audit‑ready schedules, reconciliations, and support documentation throughout the year.
• Assist with internal and external audit fieldwork, including preparing requested schedules and responding to audit queries.
• Support Internal Audit in process walkthroughs, test of controls, and substantive testing across key financial cycles (P2P, O2C, R2R).
• Ensure documentation is complete, cross‑referenced, and filed in accordance with the audit evidence policy.
• Track and monitor audit findings and management action plans (MAPs); assist in preparing status updates for the Audit Committee.
• Contribute to the preparation of the annual external audit file, including reconciliation of draft financial statements to trial balance.

• Sound understanding of fundamental accounting principles (double‑entry, accrual basis, IFRS / IFRS for SMEs).
• Working knowledge of SOX requirements, including control documentation, testing, and evidence standards.
• Familiarity with IT General Controls (ITGC) concepts: access management, change management, operations, and availability.
• Understanding of audit methodologies — risk‑based audit approach, test of controls, and substantive procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP).
• Familiarity with ERP systems — Oracle Fusion Cloud, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Basic knowledge of South African tax legislation (VAT, PAYE, Income Tax) and cross‑border transaction treatment.

• BCom Accounting, BCom Financial Management, or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification (completed or final year of study).
• Candidates enrolled in a SAICA or SAIPA training program will be advantaged.

• High…