Accountant - Packaging Industry

SUMMARY:
Are you qualified with min 10 years experience working across all areas of a manufacturing business with a solid finance history to join our well established packaging company in Goodwood?

We require your expertise in taking ownership of a medium sized manufacturing company’s financial portfolio managing financial reporting, reconciliations, payroll processing, HR admin and statutory compliance.

POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant accounting/finance qualification
• 10 years’ experience in a full-function accounting role
• Strong knowledge of general ledger, reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel
• Solid understanding of SARS compliance (VAT, EMP201, e-Filing)
• High attention to detail, strong analysis and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage deadlines, work under pressure, and handle multiple responsibilities
• Experience managing accounts payable/receivable and supervising finance staff
• Payroll processing and HR-related financial administration experience
• Audit preparation and year-end processes experience
• Good communication interpersonal skills & assisting with operational duties

• Reporting directly to the Owners
• Managing 3 staff in the finance department
• Recording daily and monthly financial transactions ensuring accuracy and completeness of general ledger monitoring and maintaining general ledger accounts
• Manage monthly reconciliations of all accounts
• Manage GP budgets and reports for sales representatives - per item and customer
• Direct the Financial budget and forecasting for the year & the daily GP graphs
• Assist with costing new projects/purchases (new vehicles, software, etc.)
• Analyse income statement vs budget and historic data – investigate variances
• Reports for vehicle cost, kilometres, mileage
• E-Filing SARS Tax returns (EMP201 and VAT201)
• SARS payments & ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Sign off creditor reconciliations
• Approve month-end supplier payments, new supplier applications
• Assist with problematic debtors & manage credit limits, opening new accounts
• Hand-over of overdue accounts to attorneys
• Check and approve weekly wages, new employee contracts & leave schedules
• Manage WCA annual return of earnings submission and payment
• Prepare salary info for Head Office monthly
• Prepare audit file for annual external audit
• Assist with financial year-end stock stake and spot checks
• Verify stock exercise of buyer
• Accounts Payable and Receivable internal audit reviews
• Review AP and AR selections and accrue for bad debt, GIT and credit notes
• Audit provisions and journals, IT3a/IRP5 annual payroll reconciliations
• Manage Insurance claims, traffic fines and vehicle details
• Assist with IT issues, any lease property tenant queries and payments
• Prepare Wage Stats for Head Office (Stats SA)