Financial Accountant (costing)

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Job Description


The successful candidate will be proactive and focused on producing accurate accounting work.Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations
  • Review and report exceptions for Creditors and Debtors Control, Salary and Wage Control and Bank Reconciliations
  • Initiate, prepare, and process monthly journals
  • Distribute monthly general ledger reports to operations
  • Maintain the general ledger, reconcile inter-company loans and transactions, and investigate income statement variances
  • Check, approve, and release EFT payments, and ensure the accuracy and validity of petty cash
  • Collect stock take information from operational units, conduct monthly stock count inspections, and reconcile physical counts
  • Report stock variances to operational units and ensure resolution
  • Provide guidelines and support for annual audit stock count preparation
  • Assist in the preparation and review of draft management accounts and forecast data analysis, supporting management accounting in producing accurate management account packs and monthly reports
  • Cost management and analysis
Education:
  • BCom Degree in Finance or Accounting required
  • Qualified SAIPA
Job Experience & Skills Required:
  • Completed SAIPA articles
  • Post-articles experience in a full function accounting role
  • Manufacturing / FMCG / Import and Export industry experience essential
  • Sage Evolution experience essential
  • Management experience essential
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Business and financial acumen
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Able to analyse statistical information and interpret financial data to produce reports
  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Apply analytical and creative thinking
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1351564
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned