Junior Management Accountant

Company Profile:
Candi is a dedicated rooftop solar company for businesses across Asia and Africa. We bring together international capital, through our Swiss-based platform, and local expertise in order to provide a unique offering to this unserved sector. In doing so, Candi aims to have a big social impact, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, increase energy access, and save money for businesses of all sizes in emerging markets. www.candi.solar
Job Summary: The company is looking to recruit an ambitious and energetic junior-level financial professional, who will help Candi to lead the revolution of solar. Given that Candi is taking solar into a new realm with a new set of tools, the role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of thinking.
Specifically, the job requires taking ownership for the South African team and will be responsible for supporting the Country Finance Lead with the following:
Financial and management reporting
Coordinating the supporting documentation for payments and loading of bank payments
Loading bills and invoices onto Xero
Monthly invoicing
Coordinating project accounting with the Engineering and Asset Management divisions
Management and collection of accounts receivable
Weekly and monthly reconciliation on major accounts
Inventory management
Month-end & Year end close
Balance sheet reconciliations and reporting on budget vs actual
Supporting in budgeting, forecasting and cash management
Taxation and VAT submission
Updating company secretarial and statutory documents
Liaising with auditors and supporting the business areas with financial information as required.
Other ad hoc tasks as required.
Location: Fourways, Johannesburg, combined with working from home.
Hours: Full time. 12-month contract.
Job Requirements:
Minimum 1 year of experience in Financial Accounting and a BCom degree in Accounting
Bonus: Worked on Xero
Strong technical, financial and management accounting skills
Advance knowledge in Microsoft Excel and use of AI
Good communication and reporting skills - must have the ability to communicate and interact with a team of people through reporting cycles and change processes
Good project management and attention to detail.
Being a self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit is paramount
Working Culture:
You agree to live out the Candi values every day of your employment: this includes to put empathy before ego, being authentic no matter what, that we work as one and follow the Candi principle that less is more
A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big, bold ideas.
Having experience working for an international company, or having studied or worked abroad, is considered a plus.
You must be open, honest, trustworthy, a strong communicator, and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually
Candi is an equal opportunities employer
Candi is unique because...
We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap, clean rooftop solar energy.
We have a strong emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-driven working culture.
We are an international team where remote working is commonplace, where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.
Only qualified Candidates will be contacted.

Employment type
Contractor

Work arrangement
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