Accountant

Recruiter:

Persona Staff

Job Ref:

CPT006373/CS

Date posted:

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Our client based in the Northern Suburbs is looking for a Financial Accountant to join their team.

Role Overview
As the Financial Accountant, you'll manage and maintain company records, focus on Fixed Assets, Insurance and Stock. You will also assist with the monthly Management Reports, all VAT related duties for the Group. Finally, you will provide support to Finance Manager, Creditors Clerk and other Accountants with regards to audits and other accounting functions.

POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS:

Matric
BCom Accounting Degree or relevant degree
3-5 years experience
Microsoft Excel - Advanced
Microsoft Word - Intermediate
Strong numerical and analytical skills

KNOWLEDGE:

IFRS and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Income tax and VAT Laws
Company laws
SA Foreign Exchange laws
Knowledge of insurance practices

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Fixed Assets and Stock
- Update and maintain Fixed Asset Register (FAR).
- Update and maintain Insurance sheet.
- Calculate and journalize depreciation on assets.
- Review insurance policy every three months and keep updated and communicate with appropriate managers.
- Handle all insurance claims and processing of appropriate journals.
- Supply the monthly split between applicable entities’ insurance premium for the finance recharges.
- Adhoc accounting journals when needed.
- Scrutinize all invoices being paid to confirm that all assets were captured to the relevant Balance Sheet accounts and insured if necessary.
- Monthly capture stock journals for all business units and check accuracy and completeness of information.
Bank management
- Load online payments as per payment run schedule and ensure that the previous payments were released.
- Save proof of payments of all payments on finance network.
- Manage balances of bank accounts to earn maximum interest (Money Market).
- Print bank statements daily and save on finance drive for access to all necessary parties.
- Reconciliation of all bank accounts by 3rd working day of the following month.
- Send bank balances to MD and FM weekly on Fridays.
- Loading of 3G Data.
- Other admin related tasks with regards to banking partner.
Fleet Cards and Credit Card
- Reconcile and capture the monthly fleet card statement.
- Reconcile and capture the monthly credit card statement.
- Manage all credit card transactions and recon.
Month-end reporting
- In tandem with other accountants’ review Profit and Loss by Business Unit before compiling the management accounts to ensure all transactions were allocated to the correct GL and Business unit.
- Monthly Tax Provisions.
- Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Intercompany invoices and reconciliation of intercompany loan accounts.
- Provisions if applicable.
- Processing of monthly fixed recharges.
Commission calculations and payouts
- Calculate commissions payable to Stakeholders and CRE’s by the 25th of each month.
- Communicate commission breakdown to HR and CRE’s.
- Capture invoices.
Communication with teams on their recharges, expenses and sales
- Send out the GL and Income Statement for each Business Unit after the month-end management reports have been finalized.
VAT for the Group
- Calculate, reconcile, and complete VAT return on e-filing timely every month for the applicable companies.
- Keep updated on any SARS communication received with regards to VAT and liaise with SARS with regards to unpaid VAT claims and SARS reviews.

To apply, please send your CV with your salary expectations to

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive feedback within 48 hours, please accept your application as unsuccessful.

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