Accountant

Blue Mercury Financial Services; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking an Accounting Manager based in Sandton, South Africa. The candidate will oversee financial operations for multiple retail stores, manage stock levels, and ensure accurate financial reporting. Eligibility requires at least three years of management experience and a valid driver's license. This full-time role requires in-person attendance, offering a travel bonus for store visits.

Benefits

Travel bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years management experience required.
• At least 1 year in finance and controlling required.
• Must have a valid driver's license and vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financials for selected retail stores.
• Ensure stock counts and banking are correct weekly.
• Assist with VAT returns and financial reports.

Skills

Financial oversight

Inventory management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Risk management

Education

High School (matric)

Job description

Position Overview

The Mercury Group is seeking an Accounting Manager. You will be based at our head office in Sandton.

Responsibilities

Your duties will be split between Good Knight bedding, Blue Mercury trading and Blue Mercury financial services with regards to financials. Your duties will include oversight and management for selected retail stores, communicating with staff, ensuring stock counts and banking are correct on a weekly basis, ensuring the stores are running efficiently with no stock shortages or issues regarding sales or returns from customers, dealing with our twelve corporate stores insuring stock levels and purchase orders are correct, daily banking of cash sales ensuring amounts relate to orders being dispatched, dealing with suppliers regarding raw materials in the factory, assisting with VAT returns and submissions, loading payments and purchase orders, reconciling accounts, and balancing payments from product providers versus policies sold or products sold. You will work closely with the CFO and assist with VAT returns and some financial reports, and you will be required to do some store visits with a travel bonus. Other key responsibilities include internal controls and risk management, establishing and maintaining internal controls for stock and inventory control for the factory and the twelve corporate stores, evaluating financial risks, identifying and assessing potential financial risks, team leadership and management overseeing sales staff and managing their inventory control and stock levels, supporting executive decision-making by providing financial information and analysis to aid in strategic planning, and identifying cost savings by proposing measures to reduce operational costs.

Employment Details

• ,00 - R
• Education : High School (matric) (Required)
• Experience : management : 3 years (Required)
• Finance & Controlling : 1 year (Required)
• License / Certification : Drivers license and vehicle (Required)
• Work Location : In person
• Job Type : Full-time
• Pay : R