Accountant

Job description

Key purpose of role

To manage and execute financial and accounting processes in alignment with company policies and regulatory requirements, ensuring accurate reporting, effective cost control, and compliance with financial risk and audit standards. The role supports the broadcasting business by providing timely and reliable financial insights to enable sound decision-making.

Key performance areas

Financial performance:

&• Analyse financial data to assist management with decision making
&• Analyse and submit management accounts monthly and report on variances
&• Assist with the review and amendment of finance related policies
&• Contribute towards ad hoc insurance related matters
&• Approval of prize winners on prizes system
&• Review of AP invoice/cashbook processing and reconciliation
&• Facilitate and complete month-end procedures
&• Preparing of intercompany invoices
&• Processing of general ledger Journals
&• Preparing schedules as required by management
&• Preparing and clearing of balance sheet reconciliations
&• Vat calculation and submission
&• Address all admin and ifnance related queries
&• Assist with other assigned projects
&• Cognos reporting

Fixed assets:
&• Fixed asset management on SAGE
&• Periodic asset verification in line with annual verification plan
&• WIP management
&• Monitoring of asset useful lives and reassessment

Budgets and forecasts:

&• Contribute towards the compilation of budgets and forecasting
&• Event budget management and reporting
&• Uploading of budgets/forecasts onto Cognos
&• Monitoring

BEE:

&• Manage preferential procurement and update information for reporting purposes
&• BEE maintenance
&• Assisting with query resolution in relation to annual BEE audit

Cash flow management:

&• Manage cash flow to achieve cash conversion targets
&• Management of petty cash process

Audit:

&• Facilitate and complete year-end procedures
&• Adequately respond to all audit related queries
&• Monitoring of audit submissions
&• Ensuring valid, accurate and complete financial information resulting in insignificant audit findings
&• Preparing tax pack schedules
&• Cognos reporting and resolution of related audit queries


Minimum required qualification:

• Degree in accounting/financial equivalent

Minimum years of experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years in accounting

Additional role requirements:

• Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.)
• Solid numeric literacy and attention to detail
• Knowledge of accounting policies and processes
• Excellent administrative and organizational abilities
• Good time management skills
• Attentive to accuracy and detail
• Disciplined to meet and exceed delivery on deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Professional telephone etiquette
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Assertive and confident in communication
• Self-starter with strong analytical thinking
• Proactive and focused
• Innovative and solutions-driven
• Reliable and composed under pressure
• Punctual and flexible to work non-regular hours
• Demonstrates self-discipline
• Energetic and enthusiastic
• Team player with the ability to work independently
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity in all work

Suitable candidates will be selected in accordance with Primedia Broadcasting’s Employment Equity Policy. Correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates. Should you not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Send your detailed CV to broadcastingcareers@primedia.co.za with the Subject Line “Accountant”. The closing date for applications is 24 October 2025.



Posted on 17 Oct 10:00, Closing date 24 Oct