ACCOUNTANT

Recruiter:

HR Genie

Job Ref:

F0226 VAN ACC

Date posted:

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location:

Bellville, South Africa

Salary:

Market related

SUMMARY:
Responsible for accounting function.

POSITION INFO:

Our client, an established company within the financial sector is seeking to hire a highly skilled and experienced Accountant to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong planning and organising abilities to grow their career within a reputable organisation.

Qualification:

Accounting Degree (BCom or BCompt (Acc));
Completed articles and 3 years’ experience in accounting function or;
10 year experience in accounting
Pension fund accounting experience beneficial

will enable you to do the following duties:

Procurement and suppliers:

Responsible for reviewing of primary source documents;
Responsible for ensuring adherence to the Company's policies, procedures, budget limits and Levels of Authority regarding goods and services procured;
Responsible for completing "checks" on completeness of supporting documentation maintained;
Responsible for ensuring that supplier payment terms are monitored and enforced.

General accounting records and reconciliations:

Reviews cash books and bank reconciliations;
Reviews supplier reconciliations;
Reviews the fixed asset registers;
Processes non-routine/complex journal entries and reviews journal entries posted by bookkeeper;
Prepares balance sheet reconciliation schedules for account balances and reviews schedules prepared by bookkeeper and to ensure that the balance sheet is appropriately reconciled;
Primarily responsible for the validity, accuracy and completeness of transactions processed in the accounting records in a consistent manner;
Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of intercompany and related party transactions and balances confirmed on intercompany transaction schedules and confirmations;
Responsible for preparing calculations where required of amounts recognised in the accounting records;
Prepares/reviews Payroll information with supporting documentation;
Reviews instruction received in relation to specific entity and ensures instruction is relevant, accurate and understood before actioning;
Prepares/Reviews the age analysis for customer and suppliers to ensure validity, accuracy and completeness and follows up variances timeously.

Management information:

Responsible for preparing accurate management accounts, including the update of forecasts, monthly cash flow and all supporting schedules timeously;
Responsible for preparing an accurate budget, including the update of forecasts and all supporting schedules timeously;
Prepares and maintains all other management information requested by the executive management team;
Develops management information reporting templates.

Sales function:

Prepares and maintains calculations for revenue generated (including supporting documentation);
Performs checks on inputs used for system generated revenue calculations to approved sources (agreements etc);
Responsible for the collection of outstanding amounts due from customers;
Updates and maintains summaries of Assets Under including movements.

Treasury and financial soundness:

Reviews functions performed by the bookkeeper;
Takes ownership of the validity, accuracy and completeness of the weekly and long-term cash flow preparation in line with the required timelines;
Prepares calculations to monitor financial soundness requirements for current and future periods (liquidity, cash holdings, CAR & solvency);
May be required to be a releaser of payments and beneficiaries on the banking platform.

Taxation:

Prepares the VAT reconciliation and working papers including reasonability of VAT declared;
Maintains reconciliation of balances owing to(by) SARS for all balances due;
Prepares the tax computation for monthly reporting and the annual financial statements;
Prepared DWT returns for submission;
Ensures that all audit queries are addressed timely and that valid tax clearance is maintained at all times;
Ensures that payment for all tax types are paid within the prescribed timeframes.

Audit and year-end:

Primarily responsible for providing all information to the auditors and Group management timeously;
Preparation of annual financial statements.

Budgets:

Preparation of yearly budgets for allocated entities;
Assist in the preparation of support area budgets.

Special projects:

Is primarily responsible for the execution and day-to-day monitoring of the project.

Strategic and other areas:

Participates in meetings;
More detailed to complex communications required;
Decision making requires thorough analysis of best practice and research;
Subject matter knowledge is more detailed;
Collaborates and provides feedback for consideration of policies and strategy;
Limited negotiation with peers and subordinates;
Presents/trains peers and subordinates.

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