About the position
Assistant Accountant
Highveld Techno Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Salary: Negotiable, up to R20,000 p/m
The successful candidate will be responsible for capturing transactions, performing reconciliations, and maintaining accurate financial records, while assisting with various ad-hoc finance tasks as required.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting:
- Process general ledger entries, bank transactions, and reconciliations
- Capture supplier and sales invoices, maintain customer and supplier accounts
- Post monthly journals (salaries, depreciation, reallocations)
- Assist with intercompany reconciliations (advantageous)
- Prepare management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
- Liaise with clients to confirm and gather documentation
- Compile basic annual financial statements for SMEs (advantageous)
Statutory Compliance:
- Perform VAT reconciliations and VAT201 submissions
- Assist with VAT audits (advantageous)
- Submit EMP201 returns via SARS eFiling
- Handle basic SARS correspondence
- Assist with Provisional Tax and Income Tax Returns (advantageous)
- Register companies at the Department of Labour for UIF and WCA (advantageous)
Minimum Requirements
- Matric (National Senior Certificate)
- Accounting Diploma / BCom Accounting Degree (advantageous)
- SAIPA Articles (advantageous)
- 3+ years' bookkeeping/accounting experience
- Strong numeracy, analytical ability, and attention to detail
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel - intermediate level)
- Experience with Sage accounting software (essential), CaseWare (advantageous)
Personal Attributes
- Strong administrative and organizational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Professional telephone and email etiquette
- Eagerness to learn and grow within the finance profession
Desired Skills:
- GL entries
- Prepayment
- Accounting entries
- Monthly Accounting
- Balance Sheet
- Year End Close
- Bank Reconciliation
- VAT
- Accruals
- Year End Accounting
- VAT reporting
Desired Work Experience:
Desired Qualification Level:
About The Employer:
Assistant Accountant
Highveld Techno Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Salary: Negotiable, up to R20,000 p/m
The successful candidate will be responsible for capturing transactions, performing reconciliations, and maintaining accurate financial records, while assisting with various ad-hoc finance tasks as required.
