Accountant

Job Summary

The accountant will be responsible to manage accounting process, ensure relevant reconciliations are complete, advise and help Internal companies, ensure month end deadlines are met, and prepare and examine financial records, assuring information is up to date and accurate.

Key Performance Areas

• Prepare Accounts
• Monitor Actual Spending and Balances
• Attend To Audit Queries
• Ensure Processes Are Followed as Per Relevant SOP
• Provide Administrative Support.

Key Tasks

Prepare Accounts

• Perform Month end journals, provisions and accruals
• Import and check journals from revenue
• Setup automated and recurring journals
• Reconcile Balance Sheet Accounts
• Prepare VAT Returns

Monitor Actual Spending and Balances

• Monitor and check and post Subledger Batches
• Compile and present financial reports
• Keep account books and systems up to date
• Advise on how to reduce costs and increase profits

Audit and Analyse Financial Performance

• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
• Update commentary and other details on financial statements
• Analyse accounts
• Audit Financial Information
• Supply required information to auditors
• Extract and Prepare Audit Details and Information
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information

Conduct Financial Audit of Relevant SOP

• Maintain financial statements and records in compliance with laws and regulations.
• Highlight risks.
• Maintain accounting controls.
• Prepare and recommend policies and procedures.
• Answer accounting procedure questions.
• Check and update SOP where relevant
• Maintain financial security
• Follow internal controls.
• Advise on better procedures and processes in SAGE

Provide Administrative Support

• Manage colleagues, workloads and deadlines.
• Guide accounting clerical staff.
• Coordinate Clerical staff activities and answer questions.

Qualifications:

• Matric
• BCom in Accounting or Diploma in Accounting
• CA (SA) – Advantageous

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Financial Accounting
• Sage 300
• Understanding ERP setup and automation at least at a starter level
• Methodical approach – Systemic
• Taxation Experience
• Past SAGE 300 Experience
• Past BI Exposure or training (e.g. BI360)

Skills and Knowledge

• Excel skills
• Reporting skills
• High level of numeracy
• Good Communication skills
• Advanced Analytical skill
• Problem solving skills
• Business acumen
• Proficiency in IT
• SARS Rules and IFRS

Attributes

• Confidentiality
• Attention to Detail
• Integrity
• Self-Motivated
• Good time management
• Teamwork
• Honest, Hardworking and Humble

Work Location: In person