SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
ACCOUNTANT / FINANCIAL MANAGER
De Doorns
A well-established table grape farming group with multiple production units is looking for an analytical, tech-savvy Accountant to join their head office team based in De Doorns.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support the migration from Pastel to Xero and develop new reports.
- Improve IT systems, including cloud backups.
- Analyse cost items (e.g., chemicals) across orchards.
- Manage Sage Payroll and oversee fortnightly wage checks.
- Combine payroll data and submit EMP201/EMP501.
- Compile Employment Equity and COIDA reports.
- Monthly management accounts
- Prepare VAT, tax returns and provisional tax calculations.
- Cashflow planning
- Convert export payment reports to Excel, update weekly figures.
- Annual production reports combining logistics + financial data.
- Water usage reporting and compliance submissions.
- Support ethical & environmental audits.
- Explore opportunities to use AI to simplify tasks.
- Strong Excel work (pivot tables, advanced formulas; VBA/Python a bonus).
- Review supplier contracts and highlight key terms.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Degree in Accounting or Financial Management or similar Accounting qualification
- Preferable SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA articles.
- Minimum of 2 years post-articles experience.
- Solid experience in full accounting function up to management accounts and annual financial reporting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Highly competent with technology
- Interested in long-term growth with the business
TO APPLY:
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We thank all candidates for their interest and advise that only those under consideration will be contacted.
