Senior Accountant
Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, South Africa (No Local)
To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
Job Description
A position has opened in the Africa South Area that requires an individual to provide professional accounting expertise in applying appropriate accounting principles to analyze present financial operations, administrative costs and obligations, and estimate future income and expenditures; assembling and analyzing data and transactions; preparing statements and reports; and performing internal audits of system accounts. As such, an incumbent is responsible for the more complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and developing financial statements and reports.
Responsibilities
- Initiating general ledger file maintenance so that financial statement presentations will be accurate and meaningful.
- Reconciling accounts, reviewing reconciliations, and make sure that all outstanding items are properly cleared.
- Preparing special studies and reports for departments and organizations as required.
- Preparing journal entries and other adjustments to correct errors.
- Analyzing budget requests and explain any budgetary changes resulting from increased costs or changes in programs.
- Consolidating accounting information for use in accounting statements and summaries.
- Reviewing expenditures against budget and making necessary reconciliations, investigations, and correcting entries.
- Assisting in preparing various financial estimates and expense reports.
- Drafting correspondence to appropriate parties regarding any differences that require investigation or further action.
- Reviewing and monitoring invoices submitted for payment which exceed certain dollar amounts as defined by policy.
- Auditing project accounts for compliance to policy and corresponding with appropriate parties regarding the status of these projects.
- Assisting in evaluating and motivating employees under the direction of a supervisor.
- Coordinating accounting matters with other departments, locations, and divisions.
- Acting as a resource for Accountant 1 and Accountant 2 incumbents being trained in Church accounting systems.
- Must hold a current / valid Temple recommend
- Bachelors degree (NQF Level 7) in Accounting, (or Finance or Business Management) is required. CMA, CA or MBA preferred.
- Incumbents must demonstrate a well-grounded knowledge of financial and accounting theory, and a knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles preferred.
- A minimum of four to five years of professional accounting experience is required for this position. Familiarity with Church accounting systems is preferred.
- Should have the ability to analyse complex accounting problems and propose changes in the accounting system.
- Job Identification 372831
- Job Category FA - Finance & Accounting
- Posting Date 01/22/2026, 10:04 AM
- Locations 5 A Jubilie Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193, ZA (No Local)
- Apply Before 02/14/2026, 06:55 AM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Regular or Temporary Regular
- Worker Type Employee
- Number of Openings 1
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