Winning Form has an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Financial Accountant to be based in Umhlanga, Durban. In this role, the Senior Financial Accountant will manage the company’s financial reporting and performance to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with strategic goals. Key responsibilities include supervising finance staff (Creditors, Debtors, Payroll, etc.), preparing budgets, maintaining financial controls, and delivering timely, insightful reports. The role also covers tax compliance, audit support (internal, external, SARS, BEE), enforcement of internal controls, and adherence to group policies. This position supports the Group Financial Manager, leads special projects as required, and manages performance within the finance team.

Minimum requirements:

• +2 Years of commercial experience.
• Proficiency in Pastel Evolution (or similar software).
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Advantageous:

• Completion of SAICA Accredited Articles.
• A relevant Degree/Diploma

Responsibilities:

Financial Metrics

• Preparation of annual budgets.
• Preparation/review of monthly management accounts including analysis/commentary.
• Preparation/review of the annual financial statements.
• Preparation/review of monthly working paper files and high-risk balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure routine transactions (expenses, asset purchases, cash book entries, sales etc.) are processed timeously by junior team members.
• Preparation/review of non-routine transaction (depreciation, impairments, provisions, finance costs/income, discounting, lease straight-ling, management fees, administration fees etc.) and complex transactions
• Review of and approval of payment, together with accurate capturing of invoices in the accounting system, ensuring IFRS and tax compliance.
• Review of annual tax computations.
• Timeous preparation and payment provisional taxation payments.
• Review of the monthly VAT and Payroll returns.
• Timeous settlement of inter-company trade accounts, loan accounts, shareholder loans, bank loans, bank facilities, creditors, SARS (Income Tax, PAYE, VAT) in line with agreed payment terms.
• Ensure that all inter-company balances are reconciled monthly.
• Timeous collection of loans receivable, inter-company trade accounts and trade debtors.
• Effective management of working capital. (Assist in the continuous improvement in supplier terms and customer terms).
• Effective tax planning and cash flow management.
• Identification of control weakness, designing of internal controls and implementation thereof.
• Timeous corrective action against internal audit and external audit findings.
• Adequate provisioning of impairments on stock (slow moving, damaged, loss of market share, obsolete, expired, NRV < cost), debtors (long outstanding, close to credit limit, defaulting terms, disputes etc.), tangible (damaged, not in use, loss making, loss of market share etc.) and intangible assets (reputation damage, loss making, loss of market share).
• Reassessment of useful lives, depreciation methods and residual values for tangible and intangible assets quarterly.
• Review of profit and loss on asset disposals transactions.
• Review of general ledger transactions monthly to confirm accurate account allocations, IFRS compliance between capital and expense nature tractions and taxations compliance.
• Ensure annual stock take is performed (including monthly/quarterly as dictated by company policy).
• Review of stock count variances.
• Review and approval of consignment stock listings.
• Review and approval of petty cash expenses.
• Review all loan, creditors, facility, instalment sales reconciliations to external statements.
• Review and approve accruals (test estimation accuracy by reference to trends and comparison of actual results to previous estimates)
• Ensure monthly standing debit orders (rent, insurance, telephone, subscriptions etc.) are processed.
• Managing operating costs.
• On a quarterly basis - execute a mini audit to test compliance with supplier payment terms, claiming of supplier rebates at the correct % and claiming timeously, similarly for supplier settlement discounts and general discounts, similarly for customer rebates and settlement discounts and general discounts, validity/relevance of debit orders, use of correct interest rates, wear and tear rates, depreciation rates. Retain proof of work that will be submitted to Group FM for approval.
• Ensure logical saving of all work, templates, etc. monthly and yearly such that each year’s financial records can stand on its own when enquiries/ investigations/audits take place.
• Assist the BEE project team to ensure the improvement and sustenance of the company’s BEE score.
• Optimisation of the company’s financial position and financial performance.
• Liaise with the various departments and regional/operational managers to ensure efficient reporting.
• Liaison with external auditors during interim and year end audit to ensure all queries are responded to.
• Minimise audit overruns by ensuring diligent preparation of audit files/compliance with auditor requests.
• Support the GFM and CFO and CEO with specific projects and reports and data extractions.
• Assist the GFM and CFO and CEO with building financial models/billing models/project costing.
• Ensure appropriate templates and models are created and saved to substantiate decision making.
• Any other ad hoc tasks as they arise.

Skills and competencies:

• Ability to identify, analyse, organise, and resolve problems efficiently and effectively.
• Strong planning, organizational, project management, and time management skills.
• Demonstrates accountability and ownership of responsibilities.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and inspire others.
• Proactive and able to take initiative.
• Results-driven with a focus on achieving objectives.

At Winning Form, we believe talent and passion have no limits. We’re committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone, regardless of ability, can thrive. Diversity makes us stronger, and accessibility is central to everything we do. We encourage candidates with disabilities who meet the job requirements to apply, and we’re here to support you with any accommodations during the hiring process.

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.