Accountant

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POSITION INFO:

Overview

The Accountant is responsible for maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the organization's financial records, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and accounting principles. This person reports to Financial/General Manager and ensures team morale is kept amongst their finance team. They have Finance Clerks and a Bookkeeper reporting in to them, and manage the team with regards to deadlines as well as performance and daily activities.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Completed BCom / BCompt or similar (Bachelors Degree in Accounting)
• 5+ years experience in similar role / commercial environment
• Previous experience with Quick Service Restaurant environment (advantageous)
• Strong MS Excel experience and skills

Responsibilities:

• General Ledger and Journal Entries: Reviewing general journal entries and performing stock journal entries.
• Budget and Cashflows: Preparing and managing the cashflow and budget processes
• Accounts Payable Oversight: Reviewing creditors in the accounting package, ensuring accurate supplier payments, and ensuring sufficient cashflow for payments.
• Inter-company Transactions: Reviewing inter-company debtors and creditors reconciliations.
• VAT and Tax: Preparing VAT reconciliations and returns.
• Audit and Compliance: Assisting with audit readiness and queries.
• Payroll and Staff Accounts: Addressing queries on management accounts relating to payroll and managing payroll payments.
• Fixed Assets: Reviewing Fixed assets and managing the depreciation of assets.
• Other Financial Tasks: Monitoring bank balances, managing shareholder loans and interest, handling insurance claims and follow-up, invoicing third parties and ensuring fund recovery, and valuing creditors at month-end (including forex adjustments).
• Supervisory and Administrative Tasks: Supervising staff. Managing the approval process of the accounting systems.
• Purchase Order Review: Reviewing POs for accuracy and budget availability.