About the position
A growing and entrepreneurial long-distance transport company is seeking a hands-on and detail-driven Accountant to take full ownership of financial management, controls, and reporting across multiple depots. This role is critical in supporting the company's transition into a more structured financial environment while retaining its dynamic, non-corporate culture. The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Perform full bookkeeping to trial balance.
- Manage high-value operational costs including fleet, bulk diesel, repairs, and payroll.
- Establish and manage control accounts for operational floats, payroll, and depot expenses.
- Monitor and forecast cash flow to ensure financial stability.
- Prepare monthly management accounts and provide actionable insights.
- Track route and contract profitability, with a focus on mining contracts.
- Support financial decision-making for expansion and fleet utilisation.
- Ensure timely and accurate VAT, PAYE, UIF, and SDL submissions.
- Liaise with external accountants, auditors, and consultants.
- Implement and maintain internal financial controls.
- Travel regularly to depots to support financial controls, reconciliations, and operational collaboration.
- Work closely with operations, fleet teams, and the Managing Director in a hands-on, entrepreneurial capacity.
Requirements:
- BCom in Accounting or Finance (essential).
- 4-7 years of accounting experience.
- Experience in transport, logistics, mining services, or asset-heavy SMEs is preferred.
- Exposure to owner-managed or start-up environments is advantageous.
- Strong Excel skills are non-negotiable.
- Experience with accounting systems such as Pastel, Sage, Xero, or similar.
- Comfortable handling high transaction volumes and managing large asset registers.
- Valid driver's licence and willingness to travel regularly to multiple depots.
- Personal attributes: hands-on, detail-driven, accountable, resilient, and solutions-oriented.
Desired Skills:
- Accounting
- Sage
- Pastel
- Xero
- mining
- Advanced Excel
- UIF
- payroll
- VAT
- PAYE
- SDL
