Description:
The role includes monthly and yearend financial accounting duties as detailed below to ensure compliance with the accounting standards. The role involves teamwork and liaising with the other Ster-Kinekor departments.
Financial Accountant Job Duties:
- Ensure that all reporting communications are cascaded down to all Head Office Departments and HOD’s
- Support Cinema’s/Departments during monthly reporting, including clearing reporting validations and differences
- Provide monthly reports (Revenue/P&L) to management for HO cost centers
- Budget & forecast variances are analyzed and recommendations are made to correct or improve [BU] profitability
- Prepare forecasts and budgets for all Head Office Departments and HOD’s
- Review financial performance (Functions, accounts, KPIs, etc)
- Prepare monthly review decks, set & monitor action plans
- Identify and report on cost saving initiatives/projects
- Cost Centre reporting, analysis and management on a daily basis, and formal reporting on a monthly basis
- Monthly KPI analysis of income statement and liaising with Operations Managers to identify reasons and explanations
- Ensuring completeness of all HR postings/Payroll postings to B/S and I/S
- Completion of monthly HR reporting on salaries of HR spent
- Analysis on HR initiatives and financial support to HR Business Partners at Head Office and Regional Level
- Process invoices for payments subsequent to reviewing for reasonability
- Maintain rental, electricity, utilities schedules for analysis and reporting
- Provide support to Head Office finance analyst and financial Manager in respect of all Land Lord queries/claims
- Preparation and posting of the monthly journals
- Maintenance of accrual/ provision balances and ensuring completeness of these
- Support other functions with reporting etc. Sales
- Ensure that VAT payments are calculated and claimed correctly
- Ensure that statutory returns (VAT, RSC levies etc.) are completed for the business and are paid over
- Support the year end and interim audit process through liaising with internal and external audit
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics essential
- Comm, CPA, ACCA: preferrable
Experience and Knowledge of:
- 3-5 years’ experience as an Accountant / Financial analyst / Controller
- Retail experience will be advantageous
- SAP
Skills:
- Good Accounting knowledge including IFRS, Tax and VAT
- Good understanding of Accounting packages
- Understanding of the audit process
- Understanding of management accounting principles
- Understanding of cost accounting & pricing models
- Performing any other duties as requested by management defined reasonably, considering his/her qualifications and experience
- Understanding of Ster-Kinekor philosophy and operational framework
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant company policies, processes and procedures
- Sound internal controls framework
- Knowledge of relevant IT/Accounting systems
Requirements:
- Ensure that all reporting communications are cascaded down to all Head Office Departments and HOD’s
- Support Cinema’s/Departments during monthly reporting, including clearing reporting validations and differences
- Provide monthly reports (Revenue/P&L) to management for HO cost centers
- Budget & forecast variances are analyzed and recommendations are made to correct or improve [BU] profitability
- Prepare forecasts and budgets for all Head Office Departments and HOD’s
- Review financial performance (Functions, accounts, KPIs, etc)
- Prepare monthly review decks, set & monitor action plans
- Identify and report on cost saving initiatives/projects
- Cost Centre reporting, analysis and management on a daily basis, and formal reporting on a monthly basis
- Monthly KPI analysis of income statement and liaising with Operations Managers to identify reasons and explanations
- Ensuring completeness of all HR postings/Payroll postings to B/S and I/S
- Completion of monthly HR reporting on salaries of HR spent
- Analysis on HR initiatives and financial support to HR Business Partners at Head Office and Regional Level
- Process invoices for payments subsequent to reviewing for reasonability
- Maintain rental, electricity, utilities schedules for analysis and reporting
- Provide support to Head Office finance analyst and financial Manager in respect of all Land Lord queries/claims
- Preparation and posting of the monthly journals
- Maintenance of accrual/ provision balances and ensuring completeness of these
- Support other functions with reporting etc. Sales
- Ensure that VAT payments are calculated and claimed correctly
- Ensure that statutory returns (VAT, RSC levies etc.) are completed for the business and are paid over
- Support the year end and interim audit process through liaising with internal and external audit
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics essential
- Comm, CPA, ACCA: preferrable
- 3-5 years’ experience as an Accountant / Financial analyst / Controller
- Retail experience will be advantageous
- SAP
- Good Accounting knowledge including IFRS, Tax and VAT
- Good understanding of Accounting packages
- Understanding of the audit process
- Understanding of management accounting principles
- Understanding of cost accounting & pricing models
- Performing any other duties as requested by management defined reasonably, considering his/her qualifications and experience
- Understanding of Ster-Kinekor philosophy and operational framework
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant company policies, processes and procedures
- Sound internal controls framework
- Knowledge of relevant IT/Accounting systems
02 May 2025;
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