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Financial Accountant

🔥 1 hour ago

🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Where this job comes from

Posted on TydeCo's careers page, not through a job board

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TydeCo

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2006

🤝 B2B

💸 Finance

B2B • Finance • Professional Services

TydeCo is a professional services firm dedicated to transforming organizational operations through comprehensive software solutions and specialized consulting. The company offers services that include outsourcing for bookkeeping, financial reporting, and payroll administration, along with process optimization and data analytics. TydeCo partners with various software providers to deliver tailored solutions that enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and support strategic decision-making for a range of industries, including nonprofits, financial services, and professional services.

📋 Description

• Own Tydeco's transactional accounting and month-end balance sheet integrity across South African and US entities • Support global teams and participate in virtual meetings across South African and US time zones • Manage general ledger activities, journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals and adjustments in Sage Intacct • Perform monthly and year-end close procedures • Maintain the fixed asset register and record depreciation entries • Process customer invoices and receipts, maintain the debtors ledger, allocate payments and follow up overdue accounts • Manage client retainers, including invoicing, receipt tracking, service applications and reconciliations • Track implementation billing milestones and recognise and reconcile unbilled revenue • Maintain revenue deferral schedules and prepare monthly revenue recognition journals under IFRS 15 and ASC 606 • Manage timesheet billing, validate billable hours and resolve billing queries • Ensure customer invoices are correctly coded for accurate revenue and project profitability reporting • Calculate vendor rebates and reconcile claims and credit notes • Process supplier invoices through Ramp and reconcile invoices and payments • Prepare creditor and monthly balance sheet reconciliations • Record and reconcile intercompany transactions across South African and US entities • Prepare and review internal financial statements • Assist with financial controls and documentation • Assist with monthly management reporting, variance analysis, budget tracking and reforecasting • Prepare year-end audit files and respond to external auditor queries • Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis for financial planning and strategic decisions • Collaborate with operations, finance teams, system administrators and ERP users • Use Asana to track finance tasks, project milestones, billing deliverables and month-end deadlines • Support vendor onboarding, banking updates and compliance processes • Prepare monthly VAT201 reconciliations and returns and support statutory filings • Provide financial data, reports and insights for internal decision-making

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience as an Accountant or Senior Accountant • At least 2–3 years in a professional services, consulting, software or agency environment • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field • Professional designation, SAIPA Professional Accountant or ACCA strongly preferred; completed articles advantageous • Strong working knowledge of IFRS, specifically IFRS 15, and ASC 606 for US entities • Hands-on experience owning deferred revenue, client retainer and unbilled revenue (WIP) schedules and reconciliations • Proven track record of preparing month-end balance sheet reconciliations to audit standard • Working knowledge of South African VAT and statutory compliance • Advanced Excel skills • Experience preparing year-end audit files and dealing directly with external auditors • Strong systems orientation and attention to process improvement and control • Strong analytical skills with a proactive problem-solving mindset • Proficiency in Sage Intacct, including projects, dimensions and multi-entity consolidation, strongly preferred • Background in IT consulting, software implementation, SaaS or outsourced accounting businesses • Familiarity with ERP implementations and financial technology integrations • Experience with Ramp, Asana or similar spend-management and work-management tools

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote role • Occasional travel based on business and management needs • Flexible and regular full-time schedule • Equal opportunity and inclusive work environment • Applications encouraged from qualified candidates of all backgrounds

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