Accountant

You will be reporting to the FM assisting the management team drive operational efficiencies to enable decision-making that will ensure business growth and long-term success. You will be responsible for analysing key financial information.

Minimum Requirements

• BCom (Majors in Accounting & Taxation) with CIMA (part or qualified)
• Majors in Auditing and Management Accounting advantageous
• Completed articles
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing
• IFRS
• Tax Act (Vat, tax & customs)
• MS Office (Intermediate to advance) ability to use advanced Excel

Key Role Responsibilities

• Manage Provisions and Accruals
• Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts and resolve any resulting queries
• Complete month-end and year-end accounts closure process
• Processing of general journals
• Draft financial statements
• Prepare the Audit File including all reconciliations, Balance Sheet Accounts and supporting documentation
• Compile capital work in progress report
• Update fixed asset with additions or disposals
• Calculate depreciation – units of production /straight line calculation
• Prepare financial reports and returns
• Management accounting reports
• Tax Full function
• Creditors/ Cashbook and Banking
• Maintain cashbook
• Manage cashflow local and foreign 3mths rolling
• Complete credit applications for procurement
• Resolve open balances queries
• Reconcile finished goods & spare parts with Head Office
• Capture invoice for scrap and re-selling material
• Standard Cost, absorption costing and average costing knowledge
• Analysing production costing results to ensure proper accounting of quantities and costing
• Variance analysis (Material price variance understanding)
• Payroll understanding and reconciliation
• Compile Forex Forecasts
• Prepare details for hedging
• Revaluate foreign creditors & debtors