Financial Accountant - Johannesburg

Financial Accountant

CrossBoundary Group

About the Firm

CrossBoundary Group is a mission-driven investment and advisory firm that unlocks the power of capital for sustainable growth and strong returns in underserved markets. CrossBoundary Advisory provides transaction and investment advisory services, having developed a specialized expertise in unleashing investment across all sectors in these markets. CrossBoundary Advisory has advised on over US$8bn worth of transactions across 75 countries globally, serving our clients from 20 offices spread across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Our advisory clients include governments, development finance institutions, private equity firms, Fortune 100 companies, and research institutions.

Our investment platforms, CrossBoundary Energy, CrossBoundary Energy Access, and CrossBoundary Educational Infrastructure, directly finance projects to bring cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable electricity, as well as education infrastructure, to developing countries. Anchoring the Group’s work in the renewable energy sector, CrossBoundary Energy is currently active in more than 10 African countries and has a portfolio of over US$100 million of renewable energy projects for commercial and industrial clients across the continent. CrossBoundary Energy Access uses blended finance and an innovative project financing structure to unlock capital for mini-grids with a mission to bring electricity for the first time to more than 170,000 people.

Learn more at www.crossboundary.com

Job Description

CrossBoundary is recruiting a full-time Financial Accountant to join our team in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Financial Accountant will be responsible for managing accounting records, evaluating and managing risk, ensuring compliance with regulations, publishing financial statements, overseeing accounting operations, analyzing financial data, monitoring expenditures, forecasting revenue, and more! The Financial Accountant will work directly with the Finance and Operations Manager and the management team to dynamically run the business both locally and internationally.

Who We Are

The CrossBoundary team is a unique group made up of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging yet exciting markets in the world. Team members come from diverse backgrounds, but share a number of qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience in Xero and Sage
• A self-starter and able to work independently
• Exceptional organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent technical accounting skills
• CA(SA) or CIMA is preferred, but not a requirement 

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of financial reporting, including monthly closings, financial statement preparation, financial and statutory audit, general ledger, fixed assets, accounts receivable, and accounts payable
• Ensure all the transactions are recorded and coded accurately in accounting systems
• Compile and process weekly payment runs
• Prepare financial reporting for all regional entities, including Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, UK, Thailand, Tunisia, and other applicable countries
• Upload bank statements for all regional entities weekly and match invoices to payments
• Prepare monthly financial reports, such as income statements, balance sheets, etc.
• Perform bank reconciliations
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations
• Review and approve expense reports and expense reimbursements to ensure proper charging
• Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
• Maintain asset register 
• Prepare monthly cash flow forecast
• Coordinate the preparation of the budget and financial forecast
• Prepare monthly and annual returns, SARS, WCA
• Prepare and process sundry and recurring monthly journals
• Assist with providing information to external auditors for the annual audit
• Implement monthly management reporting packages across all subsidiaries
• Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial impact of any variations from actual performance to budget and forecast
• Assist with other administration functions
• Ad hoc duties and support to the finance team

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Equal Opportunity Employer

CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].

Contact

Interested candidates should apply at https://www.crossboundary.com/careers/.