Job Overview
- Date Posted: Posted 5 days ago
- Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
- Job Title: Accountant
- Education Level: Bachelors Degree
- Job Level: Intermediate
- Minimum Experience: 3 - 5 Years
Accountant required for a vacancy in Cape Town.
Are you interested or have experience working in the “Energy Sector” which is an essential driving force in our modern world today?
We require an energetic, committed, and enthusiastic Accountant with their degree & relevant finance experience for this exciting opportunity working for our very well-established client at their new chic, hi-tech modern premises in Cape Town.
Experience with IFRS, Tax, trusts, and your completed SAICA or SAIPA articles are advantageous.
Requirements:
- Matric, Accounting degree (B. Com/ B. Comp or similar)
- Completed SAICA or SAIPA articles advantageous
- Good Accounting knowledge including IFRS and Tax
- Experience with trusts advantageous
- Good problem-solving and strong communication skills
- Computer skills (CaseWare, Word, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Previous experience working on Sage X3 advantageous
- Analytical and logical thinking skills
- Ability to work both independently as well as within a team and deadline driven
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Decision-making ability
- Commercial awareness
- Ability to motivate others
- Team working skill
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Run and maintain accounting up to trial balance stage
- Recording of day-to-day financial transactions
- Monthly supporting schedules to the trial balance
- Loan register maintenance (drawdowns, repayments, interests, etc.)
- Monthly reconciliations: banks, loans, and tax
- Processing month-end and year-end journals
- Assistance on annual financial audits as required
- Review of petty cash reconciliations, credit card reconciliations, and posting of transactions on the ERP system
- Manage obligations with lenders under the finance documents
- Preparation of consolidated and separate annual financial statements
- Preparation of quarterly management accounts for individual companies as well as consolidated
- Preparation of quarterly documentation requirements for individual companies
- Load payments on the banking system
- Assistance with the finance for trusts
- Assisting Finance Manager in any ad-hoc areas of requirement in the financial sector
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