Junior Accountant

Overview: Our client, a Private Equity firm based in Johannesburg, is looking for a newly qualified SAIPA Accountant to join their dynamic finance team. The primary focus of this role will be managing the daily and monthly accounting and financial tasks including control procedures.

• Collaborative and innovative working environment within a leading international financial services firm
• Competitive salary package

Key qualifications and experience for the Junior Accountant:

• SAIPA articles completed / Professional Accountant
• History of outstanding academic achievement (Advantageous)
• Financial Services sector experience (Advantageous)

Key duties for the Junior Accountant include but are not limited to:

Supplier invoice and payment process

• Receiving, validating and capturing supplier invoices
• Reconciling supplier statement to general ledger
• Compiling and loading payment batches
• Expense tracking and analysis

Invoice and receipts process

• Obtaining invoicing data from relevant parties and sense check
• Reconciling general ledger to source documents
• Timeous collection of debtors

Bank accounts and cash book

• Perform bank reconciliations
• Banking administration (completing and submitting forms and documentation required)
• Adding and maintaining beneficiaries
• Ensuring bank accounts and corporate cards are sufficiently funded

General accounting

• Maintaining fixed asset registers
• Creating and maintaining relevant balance sheet and income statement schedules
• Processing periodic journals in accounting system

Management accounts

• Assistance in the preparation of monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, supporting schedules – legal entity and aggregated) for review
• Assisting in preparation of packs and schedules for board of directors and shareholders

Tax

• Preparing VAT201 for review
• Maintaining accurate statutory records
• Preparing CIPC annual returns

Audit

• Assistance in audit process
• Responding to audit requests and providing relevant supporting documentation and explanations

Other

• Reporting into the Group Accountant
• 5 days a week working from office

Key personal skills for the Junior Accountant:

• Self-starter, efficient, process driven, and solution-orientated
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Desire to learn, grow and take on challenges
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced working environment as a team player
• Personality that thrives in a small business with the ability to take initiative and ownership

What's next:

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About the job

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Focus: Finance & Accounting

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Entry Level

Location: Gauteng

Salary: Competitive

Job Reference: 0Z4RBI-FB2611F4

Date posted: 14 March 2025

Consultant: Jasmine Araujo

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