Job Overview
- Date Posted: Posted 1 day ago
- Location: Somerset West, Western Cape
- Job Title: Accountant
- Education Level: Bachelors Degree
- Job Level: Senior
- Minimum Experience: 5- 7 Years
Accountant position available in Somerset West.
Do you live in the Somerset Area, have your financial degree with a minimum of 5 years’ experience and are looking for a new career move?
Our well-established client requires a well-rounded candidate who has managed the full function of financial reporting, general ledger management, management accounts, cash flow and inventory management.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting, with at least 2 years in a senior accounting role
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Advantageous:
- Ability to manage multiple entities and handle complex intercompany transactions
- Experience in the telecommunications sectors
- Experience with Xero
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and analyse monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Ensure accurate and timely closing of monthly accounts across all entities.
- Provide support audits, including preparing necessary documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.
- General Ledger Management:
- Maintain the general ledger, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately.
- Oversee and reconcile accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank accounts.
- Maintain fixed asset register including conducting asset counts, posting depreciation journals and reviewing for additions and disposals.
- Conduct month-end and year-end close processes, including preparation of journals, such as accrual, prepayments, and depreciation.
- Management Accounts, Budgeting and Forecasting:
- Assist in the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts.
- Monitor budget variances and provide detailed analysis to management.
- Collaborate with department heads to ensure adherence to budgetary guidelines.
- Assist in the monthly preparation of the monthly management accounts as delegated by the reporting manager.
- Taxation and Compliance:
- Prepare and submit tax filings (VAT, payroll taxes, corporate tax) and liaise with tax advisors.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of tax legislation and ensure the business remains compliant with changing regulations.
- Cash Flow Management:
- Manage cash flow, ensuring timely payments to suppliers and accurate reporting of cash positions.
- Maintain weekly cash forecasting schedules and models to ensure visibility on working capital requirements in future periods.
- Inventory management:
- Conduct regular inventory reconciliations between physical counts and recorded stock in the accounting system, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Monitor and report on stock levels, ensuring that inventory is valued correctly and provisions for obsolete or slow-moving stock are accounted for.
- Other:
- Assist in the procurement process by overseeing supplier quotes, and purchase order creation as well as delivery to relevant in-country locations.
- Assist in the logistics process by overseeing the relevant documentation required to ship goods internationally, whilst also coordinating with freight forwarders and suppliers to facilitate successful shipping of the goods.
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