Branch Accountant

Reference: 10173 AV
Consultant: Anneke Viviers 

Job Description: 

• Preparation of accurate monthly financial pack, annual budget and reconciliation of general ledger accounts timeously.
• Fixed Asset Register
• Preparation and submission of monthly VAT returns
• Compliance with tax laws, business processes and procedures
• Manage all systems and procedures for the ranch and ensure that business processes are adhered to.
• Ensure daily functioning of all systems
• Ensure the availability and completeness of documentation as well as the accuracy and validity.
• Cash book – capture and reconcile
• Cash flow – prepare weekly cash flow and submit to Head Office
• ISO – working knowledge of audit requirements and ensuring requirements are met
• Health and Safety – understand safety procedures and ensure requirements are met
• Debtors & Creditors – oversee functions
  • Control credit limits and terms granted
  • Submit monthly declaration to the Credit Insurance
  • Knowledge of legislation governing CGIC
  • Compilation of documents for handover to attorneys for collection of outstanding notes
  • Ensuring debtors system is kept clean
  • Ensure all invoices are processed timeously
  • Creditors – capture supplier invoices and process returns to supplier
  • Check creditor recons, authorise and upload payments
• Inventory Control
  • Process stock adjustments
  • Ensure all purchase orders are captured
  • Ensure all stock received is captured in the system
  • Manage stocktake process and capturing of stock counts
• General Ledger
  • Ensure all modules balance to the General Ledger at month-end and year-end
  • Reconcile General Ledger accounts
• Year-end
  • Preparation of all ledgers for year-end
  • Ensure all year-end procedures are adhered to
  • Process year-end journals
  • Prepare year-end financial pack
  • Prepare requested recons and schedules for the auditors
• HR
  • Preparation of monthly payroll information and submit to Head Office
  • Working knowledge of labour legislation
  • Manage day-to-day staff issues in a legally compliant manner
  • Manage leave schedule
  • Manage personnel files
  • Staff contracts – compile information and submit to HR at Head Office
  • Manage training schedules and reports, identify training needs
  • Interview candidates for various available positions
  • Evaluation of staff

Qualifications: 

• Financial degree (management accounting)
• 5 – 7 years in a similar role at a management level
• Completed articles will be beneficial but not a necessity
• Exposure to stock management
• Exposure to Business Central / NAV (beneficial)
• Strong Excel skills
• Knowledge of VAT (statutory requirements)
• Understanding of corporate governance
• Working knowledge of labour legislation
• Working knowledge of credit insurance, inventory and stocktake essential
• Knowledge of forecasting and budgeting techniques
• Competency in cash flow and forecasting
• Deadline driven

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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