Financial Accountant

Our client is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their dynamic team. This role is integral to ensuring the company's financial efficiency and profitability through effective product pricing, operating expense management, capital expense saving, and feasibility studies on investments and network rollout. The successful candidate will be responsible for budget control, forecasting, financial modelling, and risk management. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a company's financial success while developing your skills in a supportive and inclusive environment. * Ensure company's financial efficiency and profitability * Responsible for budget control, forecasting, and financial modelling * Opportunity to develop skills in a supportive and inclusive environment

What you'll do:

As a Financial Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the company's financial health. Your responsibilities will include compiling annual budgets, maintaining accurate cash flow forecasts, creating financial models according to business specifications, obtaining finance approvals, performing feasibility analyses on capex investments, analysing revenue data and trends, managing ICASA annual levies and license fees, and ensuring correct allocation of requisitions. Your work will directly contribute to the company's profitability and financial stability.

• Compile budgets annually and set up budget for Forecast and FC Management
• IFRS
• Prepare, update and maintain an accurate cash flow forecast monthly
• Compile financial and valuation model per business specifications
• Obtain finance approvals: Receive “opportunity” quote from Sales – verify and sign off.
• Perform feasibility analysis on capex investments.
• Analyse revenue, operating and capital expenditure data and trends
• Manage ICASA annual levies and licence fees
• Ensure the correct allocation of requisitions to correct accounts in general ledger

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Financial Accountant position brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in finance. You have a BCom Accounting degree or equivalent qualification under your belt along with at least 3 years of industry experience focused on product pricing and feasibility models. Your ability to communicate effectively at all levels coupled with your proficiency in MS Office applications sets you apart. You possess an understanding of BEE finance and are skilled in financial modelling. Your strong problem-solving skills enable you to navigate complex financial challenges.

• BCom Accounting degree or equivalent qualification
• At least 3 years of experience in finance with focus on product pricing and feasibility models
• Ability to communicate at Executive level
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of BEE finance
• Skilled in financial modelling
• Strong problem-solving skills

Please send your CV to catherine.blake@robertwalters.com