Financial Accountant (Cape Town)

Recruiter:

Secondments

Job Ref:

Sec123

Date posted:

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

0.000

SUMMARY:
To be responsible for daily/weekly/monthly finance-related functions including the completion of the month-end results within the General Ledger and related monthly management reporting pack.

POSITION INFO:

Key Performance Areas

Daily/Weekly Finance-related Functions

To ensure that the daily cash management functions using the financial system are completed timeously and accurately by the Cashbook Clerk.
To ensure that the cashflow forecast is prepared daily in accordance with the procedures laid down.
To do reconciling of all loans and advances as required.
To monitor the Debtors bank account transactions.
Prepare and load payments on the ERP system and bank.

Monthly Finance-related Functions

To calculate commissions and rebates payable monthly.
To do daily sales and financial reports.

Month-end and Year-end Functions

To prepare the Balance Recon File for review including:

- Stock

- Creditors

- Sundry accruals

- Debtors

- Cash book

and ensure that all major accounts are reconciled within monthly deadlines.
To eliminate the intercompany balances, establish the loan balance.

Creditors

To control and administer the creditors system
To control and schedule EFT and payments to suppliers

Other Finance-related Functions

Quarterly forecasts, market segmentation reports and all financial reports on a monthly basis.
To maintain all the accounts on the General Ledger .
To maintain the monthly pack reports.
To ensure that all balance sheet reconciliations have been reviewed by the Group Financial Manager
To perform any ad hoc financial analyses as determined by the Financial Manager.

Housekeeping and Safety

To keep the areas in which his/her staff are working in are clean and neat at all times in order to comply with the housekeeping standards laid down by OHS Act
To ensure adherence to the company’s safety standards and the safety standards for all equipment in his/her department in order to comply with the standards laid down by OSH Act.
To report any accidents promptly in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Administration, Liaison and Reporting

To monitor branch progress against budget monthly and in the event of unacceptable variances, to take corrective action promptly.
To initiate requests for both general and capital expenditure within agreed parameters and forward some to the Group Financial Manager for authorisation.
To attend meetings as required and authorised and execute any decisions made at such meetings or on the instruction of the Group Financial Manager.
To liaise with the following in the course of her duties in accordance with the agreed procedures:

- Debtors

- Bank

To report to the Group Financial Manager on progress/ results achieved in all KPIs on a regular basis.

Staff Management

To ensure the achievement of her section’s objectives via appropriate planning, organisational and control mechanisms.
To solve problems and make decisions timeously.
To institute a self-development programme with the assistance of the Group Financial Manager to ensure on-going personal growth and development.
To actively pursue opportunities to improve the services offered by the Accounts Department.
To demonstrate appropriate Leadership Skills aimed at enhancing the performance of the branch

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
2–3 years of experience in a financial accounting
Strong understanding of financial accounting , budgeting, and analysis.
Strong knowledge of financial regulations and accounting standards.
Proficiency in accounting software
Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking

Skills Required

Proficient in financial software and ERP systems
Syspro knowledge would be an added advantage
Advanced MS Excel skills
Ethics & Confidentiality
Attention to Detail & Accuracy

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