Accountant

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Closing Date: 2025-08-29

We are looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Accountant to join our finance team. This position is ideal for an accountant with a strong foundation in accounting principles and application, experience in data analysis and reporting. Youll play a key role in financial management, reporting, and analysis, handling larger datasets, and supporting the finance team in strategic decision-making.
About us:
Hello Group is a South African company with a bold mission: to create game-changing integrated consumer and business services for migrant and marginalized communities.
What Hello Group Offers

• Onsite Barista  Because lifes too short for bad coffee! 
• Exciting Team Events  Work hard, play harder! 
• Teambuilding Activities  Get to know your teammates beyond the screen!
• A Culture That Feels Like Family  No corporate robots herejust real people doing great things! 
• A Top-Notch Office Space  Where inspiration meets innovation.

Duties and Responsibilities 

1. Financial Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepare and analyze weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packs and analysis.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting in compliance with company and regulatory standards.

1. Data Management:

• Work with large datasets and utilize tools to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Use pivot tables and other Excel functions for data analysis and reporting purposes.
• Use other BI related software and models to assist with data analysis and reporting

1.  Budgeting & Forecasting Support::

• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis to support company strategy.

1. Process Improvement & Compliance:

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance financial efficiency and accuracy.
• Drive efficiencies with business by highlighting and resolving process inefficiencies
• Maintain compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

1. Stakeholder Communication:

• Present financial data and insights to non-financial stakeholders in a clear and accessible manner.
• Collaborate with teams across departments, explaining complex data in a way that aids decision-making.

Minimum RequirementsNon-Negotiable Experience

• 1-3 years of post-articles experience.
• Reporting and analysis experience.
• Proficiency in Excel, particularly with pivot tables.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with SAP,  QlikView and Qliksense.
• Team management experience is beneficial.
• Comfortable working with large datasets for analysis and reporting.

Exposure to/Knowledge of

• Excel and the full MS Office suite.

Key Skills

• Analytical Skills:
• A structured approach to financial data analysis, with the ability to derive insights and inform decisions.
• Communication Skills:
• Skilled at simplifying complex financial concepts for non-financial stakeholders, ensuring effective communication across departments.
• Teamwork:
• Works well in a collaborative environment, providing support and fostering a productive team dynamic.