Purpose of the Role: The purpose of this role is to ensure all financial transactions are recorded and reported accurately and timeously.
Role: Accountant
Location: Musgrave
Start Date: Immediate
Qualifications:
- Degree / Diploma in Accounting
- 3-5 years Experience in an FMCG environment
- Proficient experience in MS Excel (familiar with Vlookups, and pivot tables)
- Must have experience in an ERP System (Pastel Evolution preferable)
- Must have traceable references.
- Fast learner, deadline driven, ability to work well under pressure.
Role & Responsibilities: - Preparation and Submission of Monthly and Quarterly Management Accounts, making use of excel formulars and variance analysis.
- Review of Trial Balance ensuring completeness and accuracy.
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
- Preparation, Reconciliation and Submission of VAT; resolving SARS Queries and Correspondence.
- Review and Sign off Bank Payments.
- Review and Sign off All Transaction processing, verifying transactions are processed accurately and timeously. This relates to Cash Book, Debtors, Creditors and Monthly Journals.
- Preparation and Submission of Intercompany Schedule and Marine Insurance Schedule.
- Review and Sign off Bank Reconciliations, Petty Cash Reconciliations, Creditors Reconciliations.
- Ensuring Cash Flow is updated accurately and timeously.
- Monthly Debtors and Creditors Age Reporting. (Oversee debtors and creditors clerk)
- Cash Flow Forecasting.
- Assist in Month-end Stock Take; Investigate and Audit Stock Take Variances.
- Assist in financial year end processes and working paper files.
- Ensuring filing is always up to date.
- Ensuring Internal Controls, policies and procedures are always adhered to.
- Any other ad-hoc duties as and when required by the Financial Manager.
