Accountant

Our Freight Client is currently looking for an Accountant to join their team based in Durban.

This is an AA / EE Position.

Remuneration: R550k - R600k per annum (Depending on experience), which includes bonus, Aid and Provident fund.

Requirements:

• Bcomm Degree / Bcomm Accounting or Similar
• CA(SA) advantageous
• Strong IFRS knowledge advantageous
• Reports To: Manager / Finance

Systems:

• The below systems experience would be advantageous:
• SAGE 300 People
• Sage Accpac
• Sage ESS
• K2 Workflow
• IDU Budget tool

Main Duties:

• Capture month end journal entries and asset disposals requests
• Reconciliations
• All Debtors and creditors function
• Review of monthly income statement results and analysis of monthly income statement movements
• Adhoc queries from the finance manager
• Perform stock takes on an ad hoc basis and monthly stock reconciliations and investigation of differences
• Preparation of quarterly reporting schedules for audit committee, BBB-EE, Sustainability and Risk reporting
• Prepare detailed income statement and balance sheet reporting schedules
• Preparation of quarterly regional forecast and annual regional budget
• Liaise with internal and external auditors as required
• Ensure that all purchasing procedures and authority limits set out in the approval framework are adhered to
• Review purchase order accruals weekly and follow up on outstanding items
• Prepare daily cash flow reporting
• Collaborate and work closely with the Head Office finance to drive change and improvement and train the Regional Finance team
• Revenue reporting and reviewing of disbursements ageing
• Evaluating financial operations to recommend best practices, identify issues, strategize solutions, and help the organization run efficiently.
• Offering guidance on cost reduction, revenue enhancement, and profit maximization
• Monitoring procurement spend and BBB-EE related performance

Please take note: if you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.