Financial Accountant: Vacation Club Sales - Sun International

The Financial Accountant: SVC will be responsible to prepare, process and deliver financial, transactional and accounting processes (budgets, forecasts), the reconciliation of expenses, and the reporting of financial accounts for the Sun International Vacation Club Sales & Sun Vacation Club Association, in line with Company standards, regulations and legislation, with specific regard to streamlining costs and improving financial operating standards.

Key Performance Areas

• Complete monthly accounting activities and reporting for all SVC departments to ensure the financial performance and position of the company is accurate, up-to-date and complete
• Monitor accounts to ensure that all charges and expenses have been accounted for accurately and timeously.
• Compile, monitor and review monthly, quarterly and annual Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Compile, monitor and review monthly, quarterly and annual Budgets and forecasting reports
• Track expenses in line with budgets; and ensure these are accurately accounted for; investigate unusual variances relative to budget and previous year
• Prepare and upload monthly accrual and adjustment schedules
• Prepare monthly financial reports for cost centers, intercompany and projects, with relevant commentary.
• Create and update budget and forecast templates for all cost centres, intercompany and projects
• Compiling of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts & controls within stipulated deadlines
• Make value-add recommendations for cost savings, based on financial information and evaluating proposed projects
• Co-ordinate month end and year end activities

• Co-ordinate internal and external financial audits
• Assist with annual financial statements
• Oversee the completion of stock control processes.
• Send manual payments to Shared Services Centre (SSC) for payment
• Assist SSC with AP accruals at month-end
• Request invoices to be created from SSC and distribute to concessionaires, rebates, sponsors, sundry
• Provide details of AR credit notes to SSC
• Request customer refunds to be paid by SSC
• Request bank transfers between accounts where required
• Request disposals, scrappings, impairments, revaluations of fixed assets
• Request vouchers to be processed by SSC via KTA.
• Facilitate departmental Capex requirements
• Review financial risks (on Risk Register) quarterly and address mitigating and aggravating circumstances.
• Monitor all query workflows through Kofax Total Agility (“KTA”) and ensure they are routed to the correct department, responding to first line queries where appropriate.
• Create purchase requisitions and purchase orders for SVC accounts
• Receipt purchase orders and submission of invoices for payment
• Capture expense claims for SVC
• Complete reports / minutes/ presentations / departmental documents and distribute to relevant parties as required
• Process and administer petty cash

Education

• BCom Accounting

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in a general financial accounting environment including min 2 years’ experience in project finance.
• Experience in Cognos reporting tool and IFS ERP system.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations and the legislative environment

Skills and Knowledge

• Conceptualising
• Analytical skills (including attention to detail)
• Influencing Skills
• Managing Risks, Results and Relationships
• Decision-making
• Emotional Maturity
• Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of statutory legal and tax requirements
• Strong technical knowledge including IFRS developments
• Strong knowledge of accounting systems
• Financial reporting
• Computer Proficiency in MS Office (Advanced Excel); Cognos or similar, IFS (advantage)
• Business acumen
• Numerical skills (calculations)
• Full understanding of the budgeting and forecasting process
• Keep abreast of new developments in the financial and tax fields