Job Details

📌 Job Title: Senior Financial Accountant
🆔 Job Requisition ID: JR_1047727
🏢 Company: ZEISS Group
📍 Location: Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa
💼 Job Type: Full-Time (Office Based)

Company Overview

ZEISS Group is a globally recognised technology leader in optics and optoelectronics. Backed by the long-term vision of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, ZEISS combines innovation, science, and sustainability to drive advancements across healthcare, manufacturing, and research sectors.

Employees operate in a modern, collaborative environment that promotes expert knowledge, innovation, and continuous development. Diversity and inclusion form an integral part of ZEISS’s global culture.

Job Overview

ZEISS is seeking a technically strong Senior Financial Accountant to lead financial reporting, IFRS compliance, tax submissions, audit coordination, and internal control frameworks within its South African operations.

This role requires a proactive CA(SA) professional capable of managing complex accounting matters, coordinating group reporting requirements, and ensuring full regulatory compliance in a high-performance environment.

Key Responsibilities

📊 Financial Reporting

Lead month-end and year-end close processes.
Prepare Annual Financial Statements (AFS).
Ensure IFRS compliance across all reporting.
Compile Board reporting packs and attend meetings when required.
Submit Group reporting packages (CORA and consolidation reports).

🧾 Tax Compliance

Prepare and submit income tax (provisional & final), VAT, and withholding tax returns.
Manage SARS queries and tax audits.
Coordinate transfer pricing documentation.
Monitor tax legislation changes and assess impact.

📘 Technical Accounting

Assess complex IFRS accounting treatments.
Calculate provisions (ECL, warranty, inventory impairment).
Maintain and update accounting policies.
Support business units with technical accounting queries.

🛡 Internal Controls & Audit

Design and document financial reporting controls.
Coordinate control testing (including SOX if required).
Manage external audit processes and resolve findings.
Support special audits (BBBEE, regulatory, etc.).

👥 Team Support

Provide technical guidance to finance team members.
Cross-train colleagues to ensure continuity.
Support budgeting and forecasting initiatives.

Qualifications

🎓 Education

Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) qualification (Required).

💼 Experience

2–5 years post-qualification experience.
Strong IFRS technical accounting background.
Experience preparing statutory financial statements.
Tax compliance experience (Income Tax, VAT, WHT).
External audit management experience.
SAP or similar ERP exposure.

Advantageous:

Multinational group reporting experience.
SOX compliance exposure.
Transfer pricing knowledge.
Healthcare, medical technology, or manufacturing sector experience.

🧠 Skills

Advanced Excel proficiency.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple deadlines.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
High ethical standards and professional conduct.

CV Tips

Clearly state your CA(SA) qualification and year of qualification.
Highlight IFRS technical expertise with practical examples.
Include measurable achievements (e.g., zero material audit findings).
Showcase tax compliance experience (VAT, income tax, WHT).
Mention ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.).
Emphasise audit coordination and internal control experience.
Keep your CV concise, achievement-focused, and no longer than 3 pages.

Benefits of Joining the Company

Work within a globally respected technology leader.
Exposure to multinational group reporting structures.
Professional growth in a technically advanced environment.
Collaborative and innovation-driven culture.
Long-term stability supported by the Carl Zeiss Foundation ownership model.

Company Policy

ZEISS Group promotes diversity and equal opportunity in the workplace. Applications are welcomed regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

All appointments are subject to qualification verification. The company reserves the right not to fill the position.

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