Accountant

Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa

Job Description


Job Summary REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelors 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
  • 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.
  • Maintaining fixed asset register including conducting asset counts, posting deprecation journals and review 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 delegate 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 the cash forecasting schedules and model 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 good internationally, whilst also coordinating with freight forwarders and suppliers to facilitate successful shipping of the goods.
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1369982
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned