Company Description
i Khokha is a place where chance takers become change makers. At i Khokha, we believe in better. As you'd expect, our pace is fast-moving and ever-changing. We like it that way. As one of the fastest growing Fintech's in Africa we've built a team of global change-makers who want to make an impact. If you believe in a better future, be a chance-taker and help us empower small businesses in South Africa.

Job Description
Are you a skilled finance professional ready to make an impact? Look no further!
We're looking for a driven Financial Accountant to join our i KTribe and play a pivotal role in shaping our company's financial success.
So, what will you do?

• Gather financial data to ensure that all financial transactions are valid, accurate and complete on a monthly basis.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and SARS, CIPC and other relevant legislation/regulations.
• Accurate financial processing in preparation of monthly Trial Balance.

In addition to the above, your key responsibilities will be:
Fixed Asset Register:

• Process all additions on a monthly basis.
• Run depreciation and amortisation for month end.
• Ensure fixed asset register reconciles to GL.
• Conduct annual impairment testing on intangible assets

Cashbook:

• Ensure all cashbooks are processed daily/weekly.
• Bank reconciliations performed weekly with no variances.
• Accuracy of cashbook allocations.
• Unallocated payments or receipts resolved timeously

Value Added Tax:

• Calculation of accurate output and input tax values based on value added tax act.
• Prepare Vat reconciliation to GL.
• Ensure VAT is captured on e-filing and submitted before submission deadline.
• Ensure SARS receives payment before deadline.
• Prepare necessary documents requested by SARS for Audit

Payments:

• Load supplier payments
• Provide proof of payments as required
• Review of banking details for payments
• Ensure that there is sufficient cash available for payments
• Allocate merchant deposits to the correct wallet IDs

Reconciliation & Journal Entries:

• Prepare all balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure reconciling items are resolved timeously.
• Process all monthly journal entries timeously to ensure month end close deadlines are achieved.

General Ledger Review:

• Perform detailed review of all GL accounts to ensure completeness.
• Correction of allocations between GL’s.
• Review costs against budget to understand variances.
• Process/reverse provisions and accruals where necessary

Budgeting:

• Assist in the annual budgeting process.
• Ensure all costs are budgeted for accurately.
• Assist in balance sheet and working capital budgets

Annual Audit:

• Assist in the annual audit process.
• Provide supporting documents requested by external auditors timeously

Income Tax:

• Calculate accurate Income Tax values based on Income Tax Act.
• Prepare deferred tax asset/liability and reconcile to GL.
• Conduct annual impairment testing on deferred tax asset.
• Ensure provisional Income Tax returns are captured on e-Filing and submitted before submission deadline.
• Ensure SARS receives payment before deadline.
• Prepare necessary documents requested by SARS for audit

Other Statutory Reporting:

• Assist in executing against the company’s B-BBEE strategy with the support of the Finance Operations Manager and 3rd party advisors (i.e., provide supporting reporting and data points to key stakeholders, ratings agencies, etc.).
• Assist in timeous EE & WSP reporting on an annual basis (i.e., provide supporting reporting and data points to key stakeholders, Dept. of Labour, SETA etc.).
• Assist in annual CIPC submissions processed by 3rd party company secretary

Qualifications

• Completed Matric / Grade 12
• BCom Accounting Degree/Post Graduate Diploma
• CA(SA), CIMA, SAIPA or equivalent highly advantageous

Deal Breakers:

• 3-5 years’ experience as a financial accountant / similar role in an operational finance team
• Completed articles and proven work experience as a Financial Accountant or similar role
• Solid knowledge of accounting regulation standards
• Solid knowledge of the South African tax legal framework (i.e., income tax, VAT, PAYE, etc.)
• Solid knowledge of other relevant South African legislation and regulations (i.e., Companies Act, B-BBEE, CIPC, etc.)Practical experience in processing SARS submissions, CIPC returns and other submissions to relevant regulatory bodies
• Prior experience with MS Dynamics Business Central would be an advantage, but is not required

Additional Information
Perks of joining the Tribe

• Work in a high-growth company with tangible results you're accountable for
• Enjoy hybrid and in office work models.
• Competitive remuneration and benefits, including Medical Aid and Group Risk scheme contributions
• Be guided by visionary leadership
• Seize the opportunity for study leave
• Access to on-demand learning and development
• Experience a friendly, collaborative culture with a team of all-round-lekker humans (it’s true, we surveyed our Employees and they told us so)
• If you find yourself at HQ, coffee on tap and a selection of hot beverages provided by our very own onsite Barista