Internal Contacts: Operations, finance, Paris group consolidation department and internal audit.

•    Cross functionality required through interaction with other divisions

•    Ensuring that financial information is valid, useful, accurate, complete, and timeous

•    Recommendations to management about internal controls and operational issues. 

•    Problem solving.

•    Evaluation of information from other departments

•    Ensure IFRS compliance during month end, quarter end and year end.

External Contacts:  External auditors and stakeholders.

Accounting and Reporting

•    Act as a point of contact for the external Annual financial statements (AFS) preparers for TMSA and all subsidiaries. 

•    Coordinate the status update meetings with the AFS preparers, external auditors and internal stakeholders 

•    Assist to manage and track the information request system and track submissions   

•    Manage submission of all Produced by Client requests from the AFS preparers

•    Assist with rebilling invoices  

•    To compile, analyse and capture journal entries on Docuware.

•    Assist timeous re-invoicing of HR costs.

•    To prepare and provide information for audit (internal and external) requests and liaise with auditors on queries.

•    Attending to adhoc requests from management.

Business Development

•    Participate in current and future information technology projects that have impact on the financial statements of the group plus business projects.

•    Help optimize the use of available technology improve the flow of available information internal and external stakeholders.

•    Help identify non-value adding processes and drive the implementation of more improved accounting processes

HSEQ

•    To ensure constant adherence and compliance to company HSEQ and security standards, local by-laws, standards and legislation so as to minimize all risk pertaining to company assets and protection of life.

Qualifications: 

•    Accounting or business degree.

•    At least 3 years commercial experience

Key competencies required: 

•    Critical thinking.

•    Attention to detail

•    Adhering to TMSA’s code of conduct

•    Ability to work under pressure.

•    Good interpersonal skills

•    Good conflict resolution and people skills ·

•    Analytical skills

•    High level of integrity and commitment.

•    Good project management 

Technical knowledge or skills required: 

•    Good knowledge of International Financial reporting Standards (IFRS)

•    Excellent Computer Literacy and experience of MS Office applications 

•    Advanced Microsoft excel skills

•    Good experience and knowledge of SAP and MSOffice

•    Effective written and verbal communication skills

•    Experience on Caseware software