81 Accounting Manager jobs in Johannesburg

Vacancy: Accounting Manager

Zoomlion has covered more than 100 countries and regions worldwide and has already made market arrangements to follow the Belt and Road initiative. Zoomlion products have been well sold to the markets in the Middle East, South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Russia as well as many high-end markets in the USA, Europe and Australia. The company has subsidiaries in nearly 20 countries in the East Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe, etc., also industrial and technological parks in Italy, Germany, India, Brazil and Belarus as well as more than 50 resident offices around the world. Centered on UAE and Brazil, logistics network and parts supply system with worldwide coverage. Zoomlion is ranked 4th globally.

Job Description:

• Organize accounting of revenue, expenditure etc.
• Generating monthly financial reports, comprehensive records and supervising the company's operating activity and transactions.
• Responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, and completeness of the management system.
• Generate internal financial accounting policy and working procedure under the guidelines of HQ and supervise the execution.
• Organize internal and external inspection/audits and random checks.
• Provide accurate and timely data, maintain communication and coordination with 3rd parties.
• Supervise internal/external compliance of operation, cash and banking transactions.
• Participate in the annual budget draft, maintain monthly budget management system limit - compare with actual spending.
• Responsible for the new employee training and internal policy publication.
• Responsible for organized banking, taxation, audit department's communication, and new company establishment and financing channel discussion.
• Manage, cultivate and empower financial department employees.
• Maintain local accounting software's operation.
• Supervising team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Accounting Operations: Ensure accuracy in daily accounting tasks, such as posting journal entries, reconciling accounts, and overseeing payroll.
• Team Supervision: Lead, coach, and support accounting staff, managing their work and supporting their career development.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare and analyze financial statements, manage budgets, and produce reports to inform decision-makers.
• Compliance: Ensure the organization adheres to legal and financial regulations.
• Strategic Support: Provide financial data and insights to help key leaders make strategic decisions and improve the company's financial performance.

Job Requirements:

• Honors degree in Accounting.
• At least 10 years’ accounting experience or financial field working experience.
• Familiar with local tax and respective regulations.
• Familiar with accounting software, capable of conducting comprehensive accounting independently.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint;
• CPA, CA designation will be to your advantage.

SC JOHNSON IS A FIFTH-GENERATION FAMILY COMPANY BUILT ON THE SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building iconic brands that win the hearts and minds of consumers – such as Raid, Glade, Ziploc and more, in virtually every country around the world. Together, we are creating a better future – for the planet, for future generations and for every SCJ team member. Join our winning team of Wave Makers and Go Getters and help us write the next chapter in the SCJ story.

Job Title
: Accounting Manager

Location:
Maxwell Midrand

Department:
Finance

Reports to:
Finance Director

Job Summary
The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the accounting department, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with regulatory requirements, and efficient financial processes. This role involves managing a team of accountants, coordinating audits, and supporting strategic financial planning from a P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow point of view, while overseeing capital and cash management for the Africa Cluster. This includes 4 legal entities plus export markets across Africa region.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting:

• Analyse, report and track monthly performance against both the Annual Budget and Company's long-term strategic plan. Initiate corrective actions, minimize impact of variances and develop performance measures that support the operation's strategic direction
• Ensure compliance with IFRS/GAAP and internal accounting policies.
• Ensured timeliness, accuracy and usefulness of financial and management reporting to leadership and relevant authorities. Oversee the preparation and communication of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (Sales & Operating Planning)
• Ensure effective capital management and prepare quarterly cash flows projections, reviewed and planned cash outflow as well as investment activities. Liaison with treasury and SSS (Shared Services).
• Analyze financial data and provide insights to senior management from Head Quarters.
• Provide strategic financial insight to support business decision making and long term competitiveness.
• Collaborate with different business partners to manage a champion continuous service improvement of the accounting department. Implement OPEX initiative and support automations across the finance departament.
• Manage cash management through corporate cards, ensure adhere to policy for T&E cash application and spend.
• Supervise and control SG&A expenses for all the legal entities across the cluster.
• Working Capital optimizations by collaborating with functional areas of the business.

Team Leadership

• Supervise and mentor accounting staff – 6 FTEs
• Delegate tasks and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Drive risk and control mindset across the business, providing proactive mitigation plans and MoneyMaps.
• Promote and develop talents by enhancing teamwork through an established workforce plan, setting challenging and comprehensive Performance Management Process, recruitment, succession planning, coaching and staff welfare.

General Ledger & Reconciliation

• Oversee general ledger activities and account reconciliations in alignment with global policies.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial records, P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Assist in the preparation of budgets and quarterly forecasts. Ensure proper financial reporting trough SAP BPC.
• Monitor budget variances and recommend corrective actions.

Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate internal and external audits.
• Ensure compliance with tax laws, financial regulations, and company policies.
• Maintains internal controls and manages risks to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of existing business practices and manages internal and external audit to ensure alignment and standardization of processes.
• Submission of Annual Financial Statements for Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes
• Implement best practices and automation tools where applicable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field. (CIMA or SAICA)
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory roles.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP).
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in a multinational or corporate environment.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and financial modeling.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

This position is not available for relocation assistance and candidate must be eligible to work in the country of application
Inclusion & Diversity
We're a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We're committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives

Vacancy: Accounting Manager

Zoomlion has covered more than 100 countries and regions worldwide and has already made market arrangements to follow the Belt and Road initiative. Zoomlion products have been well sold to the markets in the Middle East, South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Russia as well as many high-end markets in the USA, Europe and Australia. The company has subsidiaries in nearly 20 countries in the East Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe, etc., also industrial and technological parks in Italy, Germany, India, Brazil and Belarus as well as more than 50 resident offices around the world. Centered on UAE and Brazil, logistics network and parts supply system with worldwide coverage. Zoomlion is ranked 4th globally.

Job Description:

• Organize accounting of revenue, expenditure etc.
• Generating monthly financial reports, comprehensive records and supervising the company's operating activity and transactions.
• Responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, and completeness of the management system.
• Generate internal financial accounting policy and working procedure under the guidelines of HQ and supervise the execution.
• Organize internal and external inspection/audits and random checks.
• Provide accurate and timely data, maintain communication and coordination with 3rd parties.
• Supervise internal/external compliance of operation, cash and banking transactions.
• Participate in the annual budget draft, maintain monthly budget management system limit - compare with actual spending.
• Responsible for the new employee training and internal policy publication.
• Responsible for organized banking, taxation, audit department's communication, and new company establishment and financing channel discussion.
• Manage, cultivate and empower financial department employees.
• Maintain local accounting software's operation.
• Supervising team members.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage Accounting Operations:

• Ensure accuracy in daily accounting tasks, such as posting journal entries, reconciling accounts, and overseeing payroll.

Team Supervision:

• Lead, coach, and support accounting staff, managing their work and supporting their career development.

Financial Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepare and analyze financial statements, manage budgets, and produce reports to inform decision-makers.

Compliance:

• Ensure the organization adheres to legal and financial regulations.

Strategic Support:

• Provide financial data and insights to help key leaders make strategic decisions and improve the company's financial performance.

Job requirements:

• Honors degree in Accounting.
• At least 10 years' accounting experience or financial field working experience.
• Familiar with local tax and respective regulations.
• Familiar with accounting software, capable of conducting comprehensive accounting independently.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; and
• CPA, CA designation will be to your advantage.

Introduction

Guardrisk is the undisputed market leader in cell captive insurance and risk solutions. We are renowned for our innovative approach to cell captive structures and other alternative risk transfer solutions for our clients. Guardrisk offers clients custom designed cover and is registered in South Africa as an insurer for all statutory classes of non-life and life insurance business.

Disclaimer

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Role Purpose

Accurately control and process financial information and prepare financial reports and analysis to enable business processes in respect of client accounting.

Manage a team of accountants and be able to review, guide and assist where necessary.

Requirements

Qualifications

Degree in Financial Management or Accounting

Completed Articles / Traineeship

Chartered Accountant (advantageous) or ACCA

Experience

7-9 years' experience in accounting

3-5 management experience

3 years Insurance experience

Duties & Responsibilities

Coordinate and control financial management process

Management of the accounting function for Guardrisk Insurance cell captive & contingency policy clients (by portfolio of clients allocated).

Management of two subsidiary companies legal entity financial accounts.

Accurately, efficiently and timely capturing and reporting of transactions of their portfolio of client.

Review and /or prepare payments documents and obtain the necessary source documentation and authorisation to effect payments timely and with the determined service level agreement levels.

Review and approve the general ledger journal allocations based on levels of authority and policy.

Review all documentation to ensure that the correct level of authority has authorised the document and raise any exceptions with the relevant stakeholder.

Prepare and review financial transactions and reporting of each client within their portfolio of clients.

Compile and prepare monthly and year end reconciliations of their portfolio of clients.

Identify and report respective accounting or reporting issues.

Investigate and resolve any outstanding queries in relation to accounting issues.

Portfolio support and management/servicing by working closely with the portfolio manager and other colleagues.

Identify and resolve problem sources or escalate to relevant level of authority.

Special Projects assigned with the group.

Meeting company and client accounting, payment and reporting deadlines.

Contribute to the enhancement of systems and processes issues in order to enhance financial management.

Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge.

Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas.

Identify and reconcile discrepancies and problems.

Build and maintain relationships with clients as well as internal and external stakeholders.

Participate and contribute to a culture which build rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service within the organisation.

Prepare and provide necessary documentation to complete timely audit both for client and Guardrisk.

Contribute to the audit process and resolve any audit queries within the deadlines set.

Manage a team of accountants and provide assistance, support and transfer of skills and training.

Perform the review functions of the cells and provided feedback where required.

Prepare monthly financial packs to MMH Group.

Engage with clients in a client centric manner

Provide authoritative, expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.

Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholder.

Deliver on service level agreements made with internal and external stakeholders and clients.

Make recommendations to improvement client service within area of responsibility.

Participate and contribute to a culture which build rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.

Self-management and teamwork

Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders.

Positively influence and participate in change initiatives.

Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge.

Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas.

Take ownership for driving career development.

Manage budget and implement sound financial controls

Manage high risk and problematic financial issues in area of accountability and contribute to the development of policy.

Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.

Implement and manage financial risk methodologies, techniques and systems and use to monitor and report on financial activities.

Implement and provide feedback on the effectiveness of financial policy, practice and procedures preventing illegal, unethical or improper conduct.

Investigate reported wilful acts of non-compliance to organisation policy and practice and report on findings.

Competencies

Business Acumen

Understands how the business operates, what the key issues and risks are that drives business success; and how they impact on the commercial viability of potential ventures and the profitability of the Group.

Collaboration

Prioritises the business interests of MMI and invests in the success of the group by aligning effort across divisions.

Client/Stakeholder Commitment

Anticipates, meets and exceeds client's needs by creating long lasting relationships that support the client value proposition, supports their financial wellness and ensures client centricity.

Impact and Influence

Persuades, convinces, influences and inspires others, both within MMI and externally to win support, loyalty and gain commitment to the purpose of MMI.

Drive for Results

Drive a sense of urgency, focus, accountability, agility and execution to deliver business results.

Self-Awareness and Insight

Manages self and relationships with others effectively and provides perspective in difficult situations.

Leads Change and Innovation

Actively leads change, does what is right for the business and drives continuous improvement through innovation.

Diversity and Inclusiveness

Is sensitive to individual and cultural similarities and differences and demonstrates humility and an openness to engage people from diverse backgrounds and cultures to the mutual benefit of all parties concerned.

Reference: NFR -Abi-1

Our iconic client is seeking a Senior Fund Accounting Manager who would be responsible for assisting in the origination and negotiation of contracts, improving and perfecting processes, developing and maintaining procedures within the Fund Accounting division, as well as training and managing staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with COO/Deputy COO to ensure programmatic success through cost analysis support.
• Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets of the funds.
• Oversee the coordination and activities of independent auditors ensuring all issues are resolved and complied with.
• Develop, implement, and manage effective financial controls.

• Chartered Accountant or other related financial BCom degree with CIMA or SAIPA articles.
• 7+ Years’ experience in fund accounting within the Employee Benefits space (non-negotiable).
• Good report writing and presentation skills.
• Experience working with CaseWare.
• Prior experience working with Everest.

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