Financial Accountant

Do you have your finance degree with minimum 5 years managing an all-round financial portfolio and 3 staff members for a medium sized enterprise?
 
Our National client with their offices in Parow is looking for an accountant to head up the Cape Town branch reporting into the Financial Manager at the Johannesburg head office.
 
Excellent opportunity for a well-established, long-term career.

REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant accounting/finance qualification
• 10 years’ experience in a full-function accounting role
• Strong knowledge of general ledger, reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel
• Solid understanding of SARS compliance (VAT, EMP201, e-Filing)
• High attention to detail, strong analysis and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage deadlines, work under pressure, and handle multiple responsibilities
• Experience managing accounts payable/receivable and supervising finance staff
• Payroll processing and HR-related financial administration experience
• Audit preparation and year-end processes experience
• Good communication interpersonal skills & assisting with operational duties

 
DUTIES

• Reporting directly to the Owners
• Managing 3 staff in the finance department
• Recording daily and monthly financial transactions ensuring accuracy and completeness of general ledger monitoring and maintaining general ledger accounts
• Manage monthly reconciliations of all accounts
• Manage GP budgets and reports for sales representatives - per item and customer
• Direct the Financial budget and forecasting for the year & the daily GP graphs
• Assist with costing new projects/purchases (new vehicles, software, etc.)
• Analyse income statement vs budget and historic data – investigate variances
• Reports for vehicle cost, kilometres, mileage
• E-Filing SARS Tax returns (EMP201 and VAT201)
• SARS payments & ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Sign off creditor reconciliations
• Approve month-end supplier payments, new supplier applications
• Assist with problematic debtors & manage credit limits, opening new accounts
• Hand-over of overdue accounts to attorneys
• Check and approve weekly wages, new employee contracts & leave schedules
• Manage WCA annual return of earnings submission and payment
• Prepare salary info for Head Office monthly
• Prepare audit file for annual external audit
• Assist with financial year-end stock stake and spot checks
• Verify stock exercise of buyer
• Accounts Payable and Receivable internal audit reviews
• Review AP and AR selections and accrue for bad debt, GIT and credit notes
• Audit provisions and journals, IT3a/IRP5 annual payroll reconciliations
• Manage Insurance claims, traffic fines and vehicle details
• Assist with IT issues, any lease property tenant queries and payments
• Prepare Wage Stats for Head Office (Stats SA)

 
 
Salary: R negotiable dependent on experience