Assistant Accountant

Recruiter:

The Hiring House

Job Ref:

JHB000657/SM

Date posted:

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to ssist financial accounting unit in the day-to-day processes of the unit. To assist and give support to the reporting of the company's finances. We have a permanent role in Centurion.

POSITION INFO:
Key Performance Areas
- Prepare management accounts;
- Ensure that the trial balance is accurate and complete;
- Prepare statutory returns (VAT201)
- Prepare Monthly Audit files
- Prepare and submit stakeholder reports (Dtic, PA, SARB and National Treasury)
- Assist Head of Finance with inputs into financial statements
- Review payment requisitions prepared by Finance Officer and release payments on the banking system;
- Review cash flows prepared by Finance Officer;
- Prepare quarterly forecasts;
- Prepare/ execute investments;
- Review and approve supplier invoices processing prepared by the Finance Officer;
- Raise customer invoices on the system and follow up for payment
- Prepare cashbooks on a monthly basis
- Assist with budget preparation
- Implementation of ERP systems
- Fixed assets
- Month end process and reconciliations;
- Risk management
- Business processes and internal controls implementation;
- Adhoc

Qualifications & Experience
- An Accounting degree with articles;
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a financial institution including articles experience.

Please call us on 0100300127

NB: Should you not hear from us within 6 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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