Accountant

Ambit Recruitment South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an on-site Accountant for their Cape Town office. The ideal candidate will have a tertiary qualification in Accounting and 3 to 5 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include managing financial reports, inventory tracking, and assisting with audits. Strong skills in Sage Evolution and Excel are required for this role, which offers an opportunity to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years' relevant experience in Accounting.
• Ability to work independently.
• Produce financial reports on tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process Cash Book.
• Manage inventory tracker.
• Prepare monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with Annual Audits.
• Liaise with suppliers and resolve queries.

Skills

Accounting to Balance Sheet

Sage Evolution

Excel skills

Education

Tertiary Accounting qualification

Job description

Our client is looking for an on-site Accountant for their Cape Town office.

You will report to the Financial Manager.

Your ability to work with minimum supervision and produce and deliver accessible and informative financial reports on tight deadlines is crucial to this role.

Education Requirements

• Tertiary Accounting qualification essential
• 3 to 5 years' relevant experience in Accounting to Balance Sheet
• Knowledge of Sage Evolution
• Computer literate with strong Excel skills

Responsibilities

• Processing Cash Book
• Processing credit notes, issuing customer statements and resolving queries
• Manage an inventory tracker (Recording of all stock receipts and dispatches)
• Ensuring the inventory tracker balances with all other registers and the accounting system
• Assist in preparation for daily, weekly, and monthly stock counts
• Inventory reporting and variance analysis
• Processing Inter-branch transfers and inventory journals
• Creating and managing stock / non-stock purchase orders on the system
• Processing stock / non-stock receipts and return of goods on the system
• Liaising with suppliers and resolving queries efficiently
• Preparing monthly supplier reconciliations for payment
• Coordinating documents to create supplier payment packs (Adobe)
• Ensuring documentation from suppliers is compliant
• Processing month-end journal entries
• Preparing monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Monthly general ledger reporting and analysis
• Daily petty cash control and monthly reconciliations
• Processing monthly credit card expenditure
• Monthly accrual calculations for review
• Loading of payments
• Assisting with Annual Audits
• Various ad-hoc requests as required