Wasserman is a global leader in sports, music, entertainment and culture. Founded in 2002, Wasserman represents many of the world’s most iconic sports and entertainment figures, musical artists, creators, brands and properties, empowering them to shape culture and captivate audiences worldwide. 

Wasserman works with iconic sports and media figures across the world in every major sport, utilizing our extensive influence to maximize negotiations and create meaningful opportunities for our clients across teams, leagues, brands, content and live events.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman operates globally across 27 countries and more than 62 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Cape Town, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.

We are currently looking for a Management Accountant to join the Wasserman Rugby team in South Africa. They will be responsible for;

• Financial processing and reporting for South Africa, ensuring an efficient, accurate and timely run financial & management accounting function.
• Managing the monthly close and reporting process, including the month and year end management and statutory reporting, VAT returns and other tax declarations/returns.
• Responsibility for owning the monthly billing and assisting central team with monthly forecast and annual budget. Provide a high level of service to the Wasserman business and clients.
• Responsible for the transactional postings of bank, supplier invoices and customer invoices, and payments and review of expenses.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years in accounting roles with a minimum of 1+ years at management accountant level
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications specifically with Excel
• Proactive and results oriented, able to work under own initiative and complete tasks to deadline.
• Well-developed communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of management.
• Experience working in a multi-national company
• Ability to analyse financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections in a clear and insightful manner to non-finance as well as finance users