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Contract Accountant
O'Brien Recruitment
Cape Town, South Africa
Mid
3 years - 5 years
Basic
Contract
Skills and Industries
Job Description
Your responsibilities will include:
- Serve as a finance business partner to the Takealot delivery team and Takealot insurance team
- Supports the co-ordination and preparation of Takealot Logistics budgets and financial forecasts and actual vs budget cost tracking
- Recommendation and Implementation of financial processes, improvement measures and Internal Control procedures.
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Continuous improvement of TDT and insurance reporting, automation of reporting and building robust financial models and processes that aid decision making
- Analyse and identify data sets required to support model tracking
- Engage with different business stakeholders on project initiatives, costs analysis etc.
- TDT month end reporting. Prepare monthly management accounts and cost centre reports (Actual vs. Budget) and distribute to stakeholders. Reporting on variances, performance indicators, trends and financial ratios
- Preparing & reviewing of monthly B/S recons
- Monitor, prepare and report on capital expenditure (Actual vs Budget, Capex Utilisation and Return on Investment) per project
- Monitor all delivery costs and volumes, investigate variances
- TDT expense and cost centre allocation and purchase order approval management and tracking
- Maintaining insurance register
- Managing junior staff
Attributes required:
- Good communication skills, interpersonal skills
- Work under pressure
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Deadline driven
- Problem solving skills
Qualifications and Experience:
- B.Com (Hons) / B. Com (Logistics) / B. Com (Finance)
- CA(SA) / CIMA beneficial
- 3-5 Years’ Experience in a similar role / environment (ideally within Supply chain)
- Advanced Excel and Google Sheet skills
Company Description
We are currently recruiting for a Temporary Accountant for our client based in the CBD Foreshore (Cape Town). The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years experience within a similar role. CIMA or CA will be advantageous.