Accountant

The Human Edge; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 446,000 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

The Human Edge, a specialist recruitment division of EHI Africa, is recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation based in Bellville, Cape Town for an Accountant on a 6-month fixed-term contract, on-site.

The role involves general ledger reconciliations, journals, month-end and year-end close, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and variance analysis, with a starting salary of R40,000–R50,000 per month, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Accounting or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and ERP experience.
• Knowledge of financial accounting principles, reconciliations and audits.

Responsibilities

• General ledger reconciliations and journals.
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations, month-end and year-end close.
• Financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Support tax, statutory compliance and audits.
• Provide financial analysis to operational teams.

Skills

Strong analytical ability

Attention to detail

Ability to manage multiple deadlines

Communication and collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or National Diploma in Accounting

Minimum 3 years' relevant accounting experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

The Human Edge is a specialist recruitment division of EHI Africa, focused on connecting organisations with skilled professionals across engineering, technical, operational and commercial functions. We work closely with employers to understand their hiring needs and identify candidates whose experience aligns with the realities of the working environment.

For this opportunity, we are recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation based inBellville, Cape Town, operating within a busy and operationally focused environment.

Role Description

TheAccountantrole is a6-month fixed-term contract, basedon-site in Bellville, Cape Town, with a preferred start date of2 November.

The successful candidate will support the finance team during a key period for the business, including a major new system rollout taking place in early November.

The role will involve managing core accounting responsibilities such as general ledger reconciliations, journals, bank and balance sheet reconciliations, month-end and year-end processes, management accounts, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.

The Accountant will also support tax and statutory compliance, internal and external audits, financial controls and governance, while providing financial analysis and support to operational teams.

R40,000-R50,000 per month, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or National Diploma in Accounting, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years' relevant accounting experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working on ERP systems.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting principles, reconciliations, reporting and compliance.
• Experience with general ledger management, journals, balance sheet reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end financial close processes.
• Exposure to management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Understanding of tax, statutory compliance and audit processes.
• Strong analytical ability, attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced operational environment and manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Previous experience within amedium-to-large operational, industrial, manufacturing, mining or related environmentwould be advantageous.

The organisation has indicated a preference for designated candidates in line with its employment equity objectives, however suitable candidates from other demographics will also be considered due to the short recruitment timeframe.

There may be potential for the contract to be extended or become permanent, although this is not confirmed at this stage and will depend partly on the impact of the upcoming system rollout.