Group Accountant

SUMMARY:
National Company within the Food / FMCG Sector requires a Group Accountant to be employed in JHB - Gauteng

POSITION INFO:

POSITION – Group Accountant / JHB South

Qualification:-

Bcom accounting Degree and Articles completed (must have)

Experience:-

5 year ‘s minimum working experience as Senior Accountant (post articles)

3 year’s experience at managing staff (Financial team management)

Duties:-

Duties included but not limited to the following:-

- Management accounts

- Preparing Financial statements

- Preparation and submission of Monthly VAT 201 returns

- Preparation of annual financial statements

- Preparation of monthly management accounts for review by the group financial manager

- Full admin function including processing of cash book, journals as required.

- Management of administration staff (Debtors, Bookkeeper, Cash book and creditors clerks)

- Ensuring full compliance with adopted accounting standards

- Daily, weekly and monthly reporting.

- Staff roistering and maintenance of payroll records

- Meeting all deadlines as set out by Executives.

- Ensure store compliance with set policy and procedures

- Review and reporting back to the executive committee

- Supplier relations and direct payments in consultation with CFO

- Group cash flow planning on a daily basis

- Liaise with external auditors in conjunction with group Finance GM

- Extra functions as determined by Group Financial Manager or Financial Director

- VAT processing

- Safe guarding of company assets

- Able to assist staff as required

Characteristics:-

- Manage stress specifically in a cash flow constrained environment

- Meet deadlines

- Self-starter and able to work without supervision

- Analytical and accurate

- 5 Day work position

- Strong Technical Financial knowledge required

Computer Packages:-

- Pastel (Required)

- Evolution (advantage)

- Excel (Required)

- Caseware (Required)

- Arch advantage

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Should false information be found, outcomes will be duly reported to authorized entities.

Natascha Treichel