Accountant

SUMMARY:
Are you an experienced Accountant with a B.Com or similar degree wanting to work within the health foods industry ensuring financial accuracy?
 
A new Accountant position has been established with our well-established client in Diep River for a detailed driven candidate who will be seeking growth into a Financial Manager role in the long term.

POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS

• Matric, BCom (with minimum 5 years working experience)
• Computer Literate, including intermediate Excel skills and Outlook.
• Prior experience using an accounting package (Preferably Evolution)
• Pride in your work, initiative-taking and focused
• Good at following systems
• Good at formatting for meetings and comfortable running with a meeting
• Good at problem solving
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills required
• Ability to work in a small team

• Ensure General Ledger and suppliers accounts are maintained accurately in IT system.
• Assist in Stock Counts

• Capturing Payments and Bank Reconciliations
• Compare actual vs budgeted expenditure and highlight potential issues.
• Ensure all expenses and income are being allocated to the correct cost center.
• Owner of Expense Accounts
• Petty Cash/Credit Card Recons
• Maintain Fixed Asset Register
• TB Reconciliation (Logistics, Commission, Prepayments)

• Ensure all expenditure is appropriately authorized and has supporting documentation.
• Invoices is correctly processed and reconciled with supplier statement
• Purchase Orders Communication with Procurement
• Manage all supplier queries
• Monthly Creditors payment
• Prepare and pay all COD and weekly payments
• Cash Flow

• General assistance to the finance manager
• Training and assist with Evolution queries
• Handle problem solving and communication with various departments
• Assist with year-end audit
• Handle company insurance
• Liaise with outside parties regarding supply of services such as telephones, photocopiers, etc.
• Liaise with local municipalities on application of municipal regulations.
• Assist with various projects- Scanner Implementation
• Vat Reconciliation and submission -check for reasonability