Accountant

Financial Processing

• Financial Reporting & internal controls in line with IFRS standards.
• Capture daily financial transactions accurately and timely.
• Prepare monthly journals, accruals and provisions.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain general ledger integrity across group entities.
• Process month-end and year-end accounting entries.
• Assist with the preparation of management accounts.
• Process accounts payable and accounts receivable invoices.
• Ensure invoices, journals, allocations, and supporting documentation are appropriately recorded.
• Investigate and resolve processing errors and outstanding reconciling items.

• Assist with the maintenance of banking information.
• Verify that banking transactions are supported by valid and appropriately authorised documentation.
• Maintain an audit trail for payment reviews, approvals and supporting invoices.

• Reconcile receipts, debit orders, journals, balances, and related transactions.
• Investigate and resolve items within the month-end reporting timetable.
• Prepare reconciliation schedules with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Assist with the completion of the month-end close within agreed deadlines.

• Assist with VAT submissions, Income tax, statutory returns.
• Prepare monthly VAT calculations aligned to the internal month-end timetable.
• Reconcile VAT control accounts to accounting records & supporting documentation.
• Identify and resolve VAT classification or processing errors.
• Assist with responses to requests from management, auditors, or tax advisers.

• Comply with all approved finance policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Support internal and external audit requests and assist in resolving audit queries.
• Proactively identify control weaknesses, recurring errors, or process gaps.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and readily accessible supporting documentation.

• BCom Accounting or equivalent accounting qualification.
• Min 3 years' accounting experience.
• Experience within a commercial finance environment (advantageous).
• Strong financial accounting knowledge.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with accounting software (preferably Pastel) and ERP systems.