JLL Vacancies 2022 Apply For Financial Accountant Jobs In Johannesburg, Gauteng

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate. A Fortune 500 company with annual fee revenue of $4.7 billion and gross revenue of $5.4 billion, JLL has more than 230 corporate offices, operates in 80 countries and has a global workforce of approximately 58,000.

On behalf of its clients, the firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a property portfolio of 3.4 billion square feet, or 316 million square meters, and completed $118 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2014. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment Management, has $55.3 billion of real estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com.

About JLL Sub-Saharan Africa

JLL SSA is a leading player in the real estate services market. The firm has worked across Africa, employing over 150 internationally qualified professionals across its offices in Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi. Combined with the neighboring offices in Casablanca, Istanbul, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Cairo, the firm employs more than 600 professionals and provides comprehensive services in the wider Middle East and African (MEA) region.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Day to day management of the finance function to:

• Manage all accounting operations including billing, A/R, A/P, GL, IC and revenue recognition
• Cash collection, cash management, capital expenditure and SARB regulations
• Manage in/outsourced functions where appropriate
• Assist in coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial results / assist in board packs
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting including the preparation of statutory accounts
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process including reconciliations
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage and comply with local reporting requirements and tax filings where applicable, as well as SOX compliance.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Undertake financial analysis to support decision making
• Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to self-manage
• Desire and ability to identify potential problems, solve independently, or within appropriate timeframe escalate to correct level
• Reliable and capable, able to run financial management function with minimal supervision from finance manager once established
• Self-starter who takes ownership of tasks and objectives
• Attention to detail, desire to produce high quality work
• Very deadline driven
• Appreciation of importance of stringent control environment applicable to US listed company
• Understanding of the level of reporting and control environments of a multinational
• Clear communicator
• Strong ability to plan and organize

Experience:

• Must have 3+ years multinational financial accounting experience in South Africa, as well as some experience in financial accounting in the rest of Africa
• Experience in dealing effectively with tax authorities (SARS)
• Preferable experience in a people business – e.g. consultancy
• Extremely strong excel skills
• Knowledge of Black Economic Empowerment regulations advantageous
• Experience of Peoplesoft system advantageous

Education Qualifications:

University graduate with a recognized professional accounting qualification

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