Accountant | Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape | Permanent

PSG Wealth Menlyn; Edge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking an Accountant to perform the full accounting function up to trial balance at their Bellville location. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and 2-3 years of relevant experience in the financial services industry. This role requires advanced skills in MS Excel and Accpac, with responsibilities including bank statement reconciliations and managing advisor queries. Opportunities for applicants from designated groups and individuals with disabilities are encouraged.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ relevant work experience within the financial services industry.
• Proficient in both spoken and written English and at least one other official South African language.

Responsibilities

• Perform the full accounting function up to trial balance.
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts and cost centre allocations.
• Approve Electronic Funds Transfers.
• Assist Financial Controller with ad hoc requests.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Time management skills

Good verbal communication skills

Good written communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting

CIMA (advantageous)

Tools

Advanced MS Excel

Accpac

Job description

Designation: Accountant | Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape | Permanent

Category: Finance

Job Level: Skilled technical and academically qualified workers, junior management, supervisors, foremen and superintendents

Posted by: PSG Financial Services

Posted on: 29 Jul 2025

Reference Number: POS39653

Closing date: 03-Aug-2025

Position Type: Permanent

Location: Tygerwaterfront The Edge

Overview

VACANCY | ACCOUNTANT | BELLVILLE, CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE | PERMANENT

PSGs commitment to transform and embrace diversity is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce. In achieving our employment equity goals, we give preference to applicants from designated groups, and we encourage people with disability to apply.

Job Description

PSG is recruiting for an exciting and challenging career opportunity for an Accountant to perform the full accounting function up to trail balance and who can work in a high pressure, deadline driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Journals, Importing / Exporting and processing up to trial balance level
• Income and payments on bank statement to balance to cashbook and Adviser commission statement
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts and cost centre allocations between divisions
• Reconciliation of interdivisional and intercompany loan accounts
• Approve Electronic Funds Transfers
• Assist Financial Controller with ad hoc requests
• Assist with Advisor queries until resolution and manage Advisor expectations where necessary
• Assist Regional Managers with financial information
• Ensure correct account, cost centre and company allocations
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining of fix asset register (FAR)
  
  

Minimum requirements:

• Completed Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, CIMA (advantageous) or finance related degree
• 2-3 years’ relevant work experience within the financial services industry
• Computer literacy (Advanced MS Excel and Accpac skills)
• Proficient in both spoken and written English and at least one other of the official South African languages
  
  

Competencies required:

• Numerical and analytical skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Time management skills
• Deadline driven
  
  

How to apply:

Candidates interested must apply on the PSG Careers website https://www.psg.co.za OR browse vacancies https://bit.ly/3bD2iAk by no later than 03 August 2025. If you are not contacted within 2 weeks of your application, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.