Accountant

Reference: 9507 CM
Consultant: Christa Mostert 

Job Description: 

• Prepare and collect monthly balance sheet reconciliations and ensure they meet company guidelines and requirements.
• Review and report exceptions for Creditors Control, Debtors Control, Salary and Wage Control, and Bank Reconciliation.
• Initiate, prepare, and process both standard and adjusting monthly journals, and distribute monthly general ledger reports to operational personnel.
• Maintain the general ledger, reconcile inter-company loans and transactions, investigate income statement variances, ensure all open batches are processed, and assist with Sage 300 module maintenance.
• Check, approve, and release EFT payments, and ensure the accuracy and validity of petty cash and credit card transactions.
• Collect stock take information from operational units, conduct monthly stock count inspections, and reconcile physical counts with theoretical stock values.
• Report stock variances to operational units and ensure resolutions, and create new stock codes as needed.
• Provide guidelines and support for annual audit stock count preparations, including arranging and resourcing test counts by finance staff.
• Assist in the preparation and review of draft management accounts and forecast data analysis, supporting management accounting in producing accurate management account packs and monthly reports.
• Ensure that all process descriptions as documented, current and evaluated with management for efficiencies.

Qualifications: 

•  3 Year diploma/degree (postgraduate degree highly advantageous)
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in similar role
• SAICA/SAIPA articles advantageous
• Advanced Excel
• Proven understanding of accounting principles and policies
• Ability to work accurately and meet deadlines
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Sage 300 or similar accounting package

How to Apply: 

• Email your comprehensive CV to exceedhr@exceed.co.za. 
• If you are already registered, please forward your CV and the relevant reference number to the consultant with whom you are currently registered in order to avoid duplicity on our system. 
• We reserve the right to only conduct interviews with candidates of choice. 
• Applicants who have not received feedback within 30 days from the closing date must please accept their application as unsuccessful. 

 

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