Chartered Accountant - CA (SA)

Accounting:

• Prepare IFRS compliant multi-currency consolidation financial statements and management accounts and ensure that all financial reports including but not limited to the monthly accounts and the preparation of audit files are prepared accurately and submitted on time on due dates, procedure manuals are adequately prepared and maintained regularly and are at the required standard;
• Completion of Quarterly, Semiannual and Annual financial statements for UCITS funds
• Monitor variances on fund TER's
• Applying principles of accounting to prepare and analyse financial information, prepare financial reports including financial statements, strategic plans, budgets and financial forecasts, and variances from forecasts and the interpretations thereof;

• Implementing infrastructure systems and administration systems, compile and analyse financial information. Ensure regular processes are reviewed, documented and implemented;
• Managing specific projects, designing and implementing business strategy and plans, implementation of infrastructure systems and administration systems and financial controls;
• Ensure that audit files are prepared on time and accurately;
• Ensuring that both internal and external audits are planned and executed properly;
• Ensure that all related tax and statutory affairs of the different companies are in order including but not limited to ensuring that VAT, Payroll tax, Corporation Tax, Dividend Tax, Regulatory levies are duly submitted and paid for in time and proper cash planning is maintained to meet all our tax commitments;
• Ensure transactional recording on Pastel, process journal entries and compile general ledger, draw up financial statements to consolidated level. Allocate and process Bank statement transactions, and perform reconciliations of bank accounts, inflows, and scrip holdings;
• Training and mentoring of all junior staff on policies and procedures;
• Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions
• System static data is kept up to date;
• Ensures compliance with applicable accounting and corporate policies and ensure that entries are recorded in compliance with the policies and accounting standards.
• Implement and ensure adherence to internal control processes.
• Ensure that all tax submissions are done on time and accurately.
• Keep up to date with IFRS standards and all accounting concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, timelines, accessibility and consistency objectives are met when closing the books and to comply with accounting policies and procedures. Ensure records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.To regulate, supervise, review, and implement a full and accurate set of accounting records for the relevant companies in full compliance with the relevant legislation and accounting policies
• To implement continuous review and control systems to monitor the performance of the company, its flows of funds, and adherence to budgets
• To ensure that all relevant security measures, and authorization levels are in place to ensure effective functioning of banking and cash management processes;
• Supervision over general accounting, property accounting, cost accounting, and budgetary controls.
• Ensure that the quality and integrity of financial and management reporting is maintained.

Reporting

• Prepare management reporting daily/weekly/monthly;
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, monthly preparation of accounts for the companies and that regulatory changes are incorporated in such accounts;
• Ensure that financial statements are generated for the companies allocated to you.
• Ensure that reporting and effective communication is done accurately and on time both internally and externally; create, implement and maintain reports and documentation according to the legislation;
• Prepare monthly management accounts, quarterly & annual financial statements for funds, operating companies or group of companies allocated to you.
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports, compilation of statistics including internal and market analysis, preparation of regular management reports, workflow design and implementation;
• To prepare and present to the Senior Accountant an annual budget and/or financial plan, business plans, and/or any documentation required
• To ensure that procedure manuals are strictly implemented and all deadlines are met through appropriate detailed planning;
• Prepare short and long-term financial forecasts of financial performance;
• Ensure that all tax and regulatory submissions are accurate and filed on time
• Ensure that each company fiscal records, signed financials, financial plans and policies, accounting practices, communication and relationships with internal and external institutions are properly documented and filed.

Compliance

• Prepare Annual, semi-annual and quarterly submissions to FCA and Central Bank of Ireland
• Maintain a regulatory submission monitor covering Mauritius, UK and Ireland
• Assist compliance department where required