Accountant

About the position

Accountant
Area: Pretoria East
Salary: R29000 P/M
Purpose of position: Reporting to the Financial Director, be responsible for the full accounting function. AP and AR cycles, run month-end close, prepare statutory submissions, manage fixed-asset register, reconcile bank accounts, and support the external audit.
Daily Duties:

• Process customer invoices, supplier bills, vendor payments and customer payments through to GL
• Maintain the Chart of Accounts; post manual journal entries with proper supporting documentation
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear suspense items the same week
• Manage debtor follow-ups, customer statements, and credit-control communication
• Three-way match (PO ? GRN ? Vendor bill) and resolve variances with the buying team
• Capture and apportion landed costs(freight, customs duty, clearing, SARS Customs VAT) on imported stock

Monthly close

• Run the month-end close pack: provisions, accruals, deferred income, FX revaluation, depreciation
• Prepare and post the monthly depreciation run; maintain the fixed asset registerend-to-end (acquisitions, disposals, additions to FA via vendor bill)
• Reconcile inventory sub-ledger (FIFO costing) to GL
• Produce management accounts - P&L, balance sheet, cashflow, AR/AP aging - within 5 working days of month-end
• Maintain the 13-week cashflow forecast and flag funding risks early
• Reconcile inter-company balances across SA and Zimbabwe

Statutory & compliance

• Compute, file and pay VAT201monthly (including Customs VAT register reconciliation)
• Compute and file EMP201monthly; EMP501 bi-annually
• Issue IRP5 / IT3certificates to staff at year-end
• Prepare and file provisional tax(IRP6) and the annual ITR14 corporate income tax return
• Compute and process DWTon dividends declared
• Year-end close, IFRS for SMEs financial statements prep, and audit pack handover
• Maintain SARS eFiling and statutory document compliance

Audit & governance

• Be the day-to-day point of contact for our external auditors
• Maintain the audit pack (TB, ledger detail, JE register, AR/AP aging, fixed asset register, bank recs, VAT register, payroll reconciliations)
• Maintain ISO 9001-aligned financial records and ensure documentation supports our annual surveillance audit
• Support related-party disclosure preparation (IFRS §33) and IFRS §22 current/non-current loan splits where applicable

Group / multi-currency

• Process multi-currency transactions (ZAR, USD, EUR, GBP) and apply FX revaluation at month-end
• Support consolidation of Group (Zimbabwe, USD-denominated)
• Support related-party transactions and director's loan accounting (incl. s7C deemed-interest calculations)

Qualifications/Skills/Requirements

• Com Accountingor equivalent (Honours is a plus)
• SAICA, SAIPA or CIMAregistration (qualified or in articles)
• 3-5 years' hands-on financial accounting experience, ideally in a SME or owner-managed business
• Confident with SARS eFiling- VAT201, EMP201, EMP501, IRP6, ITR14 from start to submission
• Solid understanding of IFRS for SMEs
• Comfortable with multi-currencytransactions and FX revaluation
• Bank reconciliationownership (CSV-driven reconciliation with vat-split capability)
• Strong Excel(pivot tables, lookups, comfort with structured workbooks for reconciliations)
• Experience with a modern accounting/ERP system (Sage Evolution, Sage 300, Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite or similar) - use in-house ERP and will train
• Meticulous, detail-oriented, able to defend every number with supporting documentation
• Comfortable working independentlyand meeting deadlines without daily supervision
• Own transport

Desired Skills:

• Accounts Processing
• Financial Statements
• Year End Accounts
• VAT
• Accounts Management
• VAT tax return
• Debtors
• Creditors
• Statutory Returns
• IFRS
• Forx

Desired Work Experience:

• 2 to 5 years

Desired Qualification Level:

• Degree

About The Employer:

Accountant
Area: Pretoria East
Salary: R29000 P/M
Purpose of position: Reporting to the Financial Director, be responsible for the full accounting function. AP and AR cycles, run month-end close, prepare statutory submissions, manage fixed-asset register, reconcile bank accounts, and support the external audit.