Accountant

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 17 February 2025

Position Summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Job category: Accounting, Auditing

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

Introduction

We are looking to recruit an Accountant CA (SA) to work within our Group Finance department. The role will be based at the Clicks Group Head Office in Cape Town and will report to the Group Finance Manager.

Job Description

Job Purpose:

To support the deliverables of the Group Financial reporting department by providing accurate, timeous, and relevant financial information to facilitate effective decision-making, analytics, risk and stakeholder management.

Job Objectives

• Assist with monthly, interim and year-end reporting.
• Assist with ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Assist with the Internal Financial Controls quarterly review of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Create opportunities for improved efficiencies through creation of new SAC reports, data analytics, monitoring.
• Responsible for the group finance financial control environment including:
• Ensuring that the group financial control matrix is updated with relevant controls and responsible

personnel

• Responsible for the continuous implementation of the relevant financial controls.
• Responsible for the group finance financial control environment.
• To ensure that financial transactions are controlled and processed timeously.
• To effectively assist with the preparation of the monthly management reporting and support the Financial Manager in overseeing efficiency and effectiveness of the group reporting process.
• Assist the Financial Manager with the statutory annual financial statements of all subsidiaries of the Clicks Group including:
• The planning and allocation of the statutory annual financial statement process.
• Assisting with compiling and drafting of annual financial statements.
• Managing the compilation process on the relevant software.

Requirements

Minimum requirements

A self-motivated individual who wants to build a career in Finance within a Top 40 listed organisation.

Education

• Registered CA (SA)

Essential

Job-related experience:

• Minimum two years’ relevant Finance and reporting experience, preferably in the Retail industry in a JSE Listed company.

Desirable

• 1 years’ financial reporting experience.
• Supervising/management experience.
• SAP experience.
• SAP EPM experience.
• Caseware

Job Related Knowledge

• Financial reporting and statutory requirements
• Knowledge of working on different accounting systems
• Sound IFRS knowledge
• Computer literacy on MS Office, SAP and Caseware

Job Related Skills

• Financial management
• Strategic thinking and problem solving
• Organisational and planning ability
• Conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Administration

Competencies

• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Writing and Reporting
• Analysing
• Planning and Organising