Management Accountant with Tech company

SUMMARY:
Immediately available role: Management Accountant / Accountant (ICT / IT Industry - Cape Town office based - foreshore). 
A well established and extremely successful international private investment firm with Head Quarters in Berlin and California and offices in several countries around the world is looking for a Management Accountant  / Financial Accountant to work with clients and teams both locally and internationally. Part of shared services, the finance teams support several entities within this exciting and innovative group.
The ideal candidate for this entrepreneurial environment is someone who not only possesses the necessary technical skills but also embodies the agility, confidence, resilience, and team spirit required to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing landscape.

Location: Cape Town - Office Based - Foreshore. Hours 09h00 - 17h30 (to align with European office hours).

POSITION INFO:
Super exciting position for a Management Accountant / Accountant who has experience within the Technology industry. 
You would be responsible for:

• Management Accounts Preparation: Prepare accurate, timely, and relevant management accounts for review by the Financial Controller, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Reconciliations and Journals: Perform key balance sheet and income statement reconciliations, journal postings, monthly accruals, and provisions.
• Data Accuracy: Ensure accuracy, quality, and completeness of incoming data, addressing discrepancies.
• Shared Services Collaboration: Work closely with the shared services team to maintain accurate transactional records aligned with group control guidelines.
• Asset Accounting: Handle general ledger asset accounting functions.
• Business and Ad-Hoc Analysis: Conduct business analysis on specified areas and produce ad-hoc management reports as needed.
• Year-End Process: Participate in the year-end process, including cut-offs, ledger balancing, account confirmations, asset reporting, and variance reporting.
• Additional Duties: Support the Financial Controller in achieving departmental objectives and perform other ad-hoc tasks.

• Tertiary qualification – Financial Management or Management Accounting Degree;
• CIMA Qualification (Ideal);
• Solid accounting experience in a busy, progressive, and tightly managed business;
• Must have experience within an IT / Telco company
• Previous experience in handling international accounting preferably in a shared services environment;
• Financial – the ability to prepare financial statements from source data;
• Solid experience in Management Accounting 
• Experience with Group consolidated Financial Statements;
• Solid experience in the development of budgets and forecasting