Financial Accountant

Qualification And Experience

• Post Graduate Financial Qualification.
• CA (SA) / CIMA / ACCA / SAIPA Professional Membership advantageous.
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role required.

COMPUTER LITERACY

• Working knowledge in the use of financial software applications and databases.
• ERP system working knowledge, e.g. SAP or BAAN and Infor LN system knowledge advantageous.
• Microsoft Office Suite – Advanced in Excel.

Skills Required

• Key requirements include being commercially sound, deadline driven and having attention to detail.
• The ideal candidate should be hardworking, honest, self-motivated and disciplined and be able to work under pressure.
• It is essential that the candidate have a passion for implementing and maintaining a continuous workplace improvement program (20 Keys).
• Proactive, have good management, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem solving and planning skills.
• Personal and professional integrity are key requirements.

The Ideal Candidate Will Be Responsible Accounts Payable

• Review monthly/weekly creditor reconciliations.
• Verify EFT payment packs.
• Release EFT payments.

General Ledger

• Prepare monthly general ledger reconciliations.
• Prepare journals.

Monthly Reporting

• Prepare information required for reporting.
• Review inter-company balances, confirmation and reconciliation thereof.
• Provide reports from ERP system.
• Capture information on relevant reporting platforms.

Internal Controls

• Perform internal control reviews, report deficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Co-ordinate Internal Control Matrix assessment and report monthly.

Cost Accounting

• Provide monthly cost information to Sales Department.
• Maintain item master data on the ERP system.
• Create, load and maintain BOM’s, calculate and update overhead rates.
• Update item codes per product specifications.

Inventory

• Attend inventory counts periodically.
• Perform stock take results reconciliation review.
• Prepare monthly Stock journals and reconciliation.

Fixed Assets

• Prepare monthly depreciation journal.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations between general ledger and fixed asset register.
• Update Capital WIP-file monthly.
• Create new capex dimensions on ERP system when required.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Assist with preparing information required for weekly profit forecasting.
• Assist with preparing information required for annual budgeting.

General

• Assist with internal and external audit file preparation and requests.
• Assist in implementation of new financial systems and or processes when required.
• Review, write, maintain and implement SOP's as and when required.
• Attend to ad-hoc requests.

Other Features Of The Job

• Management responsibilities and tasks can be re-assigned to ensure department effectiveness at the discretion of management.
• Due to the nature of the job, the candidate must be able to work overtime, weekends and public holidays when required.