Financial Media Group – Group Accountant

Full-time

5 years experience

Role responsibilities:

Month End Accounting

 Accounting preparation, GL reconciliations and closing of monthly entity accounts in accordance with

the agreed deadlines for Parent Company

 Preparation of invoices for intercompany transactions

 Processing of payments

 Timely, accurate group month-end closing and financial reporting including, but not limited to:

o Tracking status of submissions by subsidiary finance teams

o Review monthly financial statements of subsidiaries in the Group

o Aggregating and consolidating monthly reporting packs

o Preparing the Foreign currency translation of foreign operations

o Reconciling intercompany balances

 Support finance team to prepare monthly consolidated results.

Statutory Reporting

 Assist in the preparation of statutory reporting annual and half-yearly accounts

 Coordinate and liaise with internal and external parties across the group including subsidiary finance

teams, external auditors etc.

Budgeting

 Support forecasting and budgeting exercise as per agreed process and deadlines

Other

 Assist in new processes and system implementation when required

 Undertake other tasks or participate in ad hoc projects, as may be assigned

Mandatory requirements

 5 years’ experience – with at least 2 years of experience in a role that encompasses month end

reporting

 Accounting/Business/Economics degree

 Qualified Accountant (CA or CPA)

Necessary skills

 Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals, reconciliations, and journal entries

 Good working knowledge of IFRS

 Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word)

 Strong verbal and written communication skills as you will deal with many stakeholder groups

 Attention to detail

 Ability to problem solve and work collaboratively in a team environment

 Ability to self-plan, organise and taking initiative to meet job objectives and deadlines independently

 Ability to work in a fast-paced environment thus being able to adapt quickly, manage workloads and

meet deadlines with support and oversight

 Ability to remain flexible and willingness to adapt to new processes and improvements

 A strong desire to keep learning