Accountant

Alliance International Consulting Firm; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Gauteng is seeking an experienced accountant to oversee financial reporting and ensure compliance with standards. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of accounting experience, a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, and be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. Responsibilities include managing transactions, preparing financial statements, and conducting account reconciliations. This role emphasizes integrity and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of accounting experience in a similar position.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.
• Prepares financial statements by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Maintains balances and subsidiary accounts by verifying, posting, and reconciling transactions.
• Prepares a trial balance and reconciles entries.
• Creates detailed reports for upper management.
• Conducts monthly and quarterly account reconciliations.
• Protects the organization’s value by keeping information confidential.

Skills

Working and demonstrated knowledge and professional attitude

Strong understanding of Microsoft Office Suite

Experience in auditing and compilation of financial statements

Self development

Team player

Functional expertise

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Professional certificate

Job description

Overview

Working and demonstrated knowledge and professional attitude

Strong understanding of Microsoft Office Suite

Experience in auditing and compilation of financial statements

Self development, team player, functional expertise and multitasking

Education: Professional certificate

Location: City: Gabon State: Gauteng Postal Code:

Recruitment

Recruiter: nidhi Chakhaiyar

Qualifications

Professional certificate

Experience: 6-8 years

Salary:

Industry

Openings: 1

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions into the system.
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expense entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintains balances and subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies if any.
• Maintains general ledger; prepares a trial balance; reconciles entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow and other financial statements.
• Creates and presents detailed reports for upper management.
• Conducts monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance.
• Reconciles balance sheet accounts such as banks, receivables, payables.
• Performs monthly closing procedures by maintaining accrual and deferred accounts, ending inventory, COGS and production average cost.
• Performs account reconciliations on a regular basis to determine which accounts need to be flagged for further payment and to stay up-to-date with vendor needs.
• Protects the organization’s value by keeping information highly confidential.
• Performs administrative tasks and activities as requested.
• Other tasks may be assigned.

Desired Skills

• Working and demonstrated knowledge and professional attitude
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience in auditing and compilation of financial statements
• Self development, team player, functional expertise and multitasking

Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• At least 5 years of accounting experience in a similar position