Accountant

Our client is looking for a detail-oriented, mature and reliable Accountant to join their growing team. This role is ideal for someone from a private sector background who has completed their trainee articles and is ready to take the next step in their accounting career.

The position offers exposure to more complex transactions, with a strong focus on quality over volume. There's excellent room for growth and development within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting: Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports that include financial statements and consolidated statements.
• General Ledger & Reconciliation: Capture, review, reconcile, and balance controls. Maintain fixed asset registers. Oversee the debtor’s department.
• Compliance: Ensure transactions comply with general accounting principles (GAAP or IFRS) and local tax regulations. Ensure compliance with relevant departments (CIPC, TC, etc.) is up to date.
• Budget and Analysis: Provide variance analysis comparing actuals against forecasts and identify areas for cost reduction.
• Team Leadership: Delegate tasks, mentor junior staff, and streamline daily accounting processes.

Requirements

• Education: A bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related commercial field.
• Certification: Professional qualifications such as CA(SA), CPA or CMA are highly preferred.
• Experience: A minimum of 3 to 5 years of progressive corporate accounting experience.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) and experience with modern accounting software (e.g. Xero, Sage, Microsoft BC).
• Soft Skills: Strong problem solving, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to clearly communicate complex financial data to non-financial employees.

Once off task

To investigate and roll-out a new accounting, bookings system for one of the companies.