Accountant

CipherWave prides itself on customer service and technical ability and as such is looking for the successful candidate to join the Finance team as an Accountant.

The main purpose of an Accountant is to maintain accurate financial records and ensure compliance with relevant financial, tax and statutory regulations, thereby supporting the strategic and tactical deliverables of the Company, culminating in the overall financial health of the organisation.

• The primary function of the position is to efficiently manage financial records, supporting reconciliations and financial reporting in compliance with IFRS and legislative requirements, ensuring validity, completeness and accuracy
• Maintain up to date Fixed Asset Registers
• Review all Creditors reconciliations to ensure validity, accuracy and completeness, prior to payment processing
• Review of Debtors age analysis, further implement necessary corrective action in line with credit risk policies
• Review Debtors reconciliations to ensure validity, accuracy and completeness and further implement timeous resolution of any/all queries
• Timeous and accurate processing and reconciliation of all bank accounts
• Review monthly payroll transactions for approval, ensuring adherence to all legislative requirements
• Prepare and timeously submit all Statutory Reports for review and payment:
  • SARS (Income tax, VAT, PAYE)
  • Department of Labour (WCA and Equity Reports)
  • CIPC and ICASA
  • Statistic South Africa
• Assist with financial analysis for strategic decision-making purposes
• Maintaining financial internal controls and ERP systems
• Provide strategic input to improve and optimise financial processes across the organisation
• Liaise with internal and external auditors pertaining to all Audit requirements

• Minimum 5 years post article experience
• Relevant Tech-Industry experience advantageous

• Odoo Software experience highly desirable
• Completed SAICA articles
• Tertiary Qualification – B Comm
• Professional affiliation advantageous

• Analytical thinker, proficient in handling numerical data
• Applied knowledge of Corporate and Legislative laws pertaining to finance and payroll
• Administrative and Financial Acumen, attention to detail imperative
• Pro-active with the ability to prioritise under minimal supervision
• High levels of integrity and confidentiality
• Professional, personable and polite
• Effective communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to successfully lead a team
• Proficient use of MS office, financial management software
• Well organized with ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet tight deadlines
• Results driven and achievement oriented
• Good understanding of policies, controls and procedures
• Persistence in problem solving, seeking solutions through the expertise of both self and others and resolving problems in a timely manner