Accountant at Shoprite Group of Companies

Job Objectives

• Provide support and actively participate in all Financial Services projects and operational support related activities including but not limited to: account reconciliations and resolution of in-store financial services transactional activities, finops guidance and general project support.
• Ensure the accurate and timeous delivery of management report inputs. Prepare daily, weekly and monthly financial transactional information as required and ensure compliant data storage and accessibility for future reference: reporting, customer request, audit etc 
• Provide support during the implementation and streamlining of finance systems and procedures through automation, control implementation and monitoring.
• Participate in various Financial Services projects generally. Act as a financial services participant.
• Maintain relationships with the various divisions and other stakeholders (divisions, store managers etc). 
• Effectively partake and give feedback in meetings with various stakeholders in the financial services area with both internal and external parties.
• Prepare communication and provide support to store management regarding various in-store queries and controls and provide them with the necessary guidance to ensure a smooth in-store transactional experience.
• Work closely with the audit function to ensure that all risks and related areas of reconciliations are identified for audit purposes – at an in-store, Divisional and Head Office level. Communicate with, participate in and support all audit activities and closing of findings etc
• Synthesize and communicate project and business issues on an on-going basis, support the team with the group’s awareness of major business and Financial Services issues, and help to prevent escalations, where possible.
• Actively share insights and information with relevant stakeholders – Act as a financial services knowledge resource for functional teams and provide knowledge transfer to team members as necessary.

Qualifications

•  Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) – (preferred not essential)
•  BCom Finance, Commercial or equivalent – (essential)

Experience

•  1-3 years relevant experience in the Financial Services industry: operational process level in-store transactional activities and account reconciliations at a group level with IFRS, Tax and VAT knowledge – (essential).