Technical Accountant

A leading retailer is looking for a Technical Accountant to join their team in Cape Town.

In this role, you would participate and support the Group in all activities connected to IFRS 16, IFRS 2 and other technical areas such as impairments, new accounting standards, and financial statements, are implemented consistently across the Group etc. Assisting with group reporting team with monthly and consolidation processes as well as ongoing projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the IFRS 16 property accounting, both at transactional and reporting levels.
• Processing valuation transactions on SAP RE-FX for any lease administration events that require IFRS 16 accounting.
• On a monthly basis, reconciling the RE-FX IFRS 16 clearing, liability, asset accounts and income statement accounts and resolving any differences.
• On-the-job coaching and training for the lease administration team to prevent common mistakes that impact le...