Accountant

Stonebridge Hr Solutions; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonebridge Hr Solutions is seeking a young qualified SAIPA or CIMA Accountant for a Centurion-based FMCG group. You will own group reporting, treasury, customer profitability, and group consolidations, while managing the Accounts Receivable team.

The role adapts as the group grows, requiring flexibility across finance functions. The ideal candidate has a B.Com or equivalent and strong Excel/systems skills, with exposure to reporting and reconciliations.

Qualifications

• B.Com degree or equivalent is required.
• Relevant accounting experience, including exposure to reporting and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel and systems ability is essential.

Responsibilities

• Group reporting: prepare and review monthly and periodic group reporting packs.
• Treasury: cash planning and cash flow forecasting for the group.
• Customer profitability: analyze margins and profitability by customer.
• Group consolidations: prepare intercompany eliminations and consolidate foreign operations (including UK).
• Lead and develop the Accounts Receivable team and support day-to-day processing as needed.
• Assist in evolving duties as the group grows and requirements change.

Skills

Strong Excel and systems ability

Accounting experience with reporting

Education

B.Com degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are looking for a young qualified SAIPA or CIMA Accountant to join a well-established and reputable company within the FMCG industry bases in Centurion.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, career-driven accounting professional looking to grow and develop within a dynamic and established business environment.

Position overview:

The Accountant takes ownership of group reporting, treasury, customer profitability and group consolidations, and manages the Accounts Receivable team. The role creates the capacity the finance team needs so that senior resources can move away from day to day processing and focus on analysis, forecasting and business partnering.

The group is dynamic. The duties attached to this role will change from time to time to support the development of the group, and the successful candidate needs to be comfortable with that.

Requirements:

Minimum

• B.Com degree, or equivalent.
• Relevant accounting experience, including exposure to reporting and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel and systems ability.

Advantageous

• SAIPA or CIMA qualified.
• Exposure to group consolidations and multi entity or multi currency reporting.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience.

Attributes

• Self starter who takes ownership without needing to be managed closely.
• Positive attitude.
• Can do attitude, comfortable in a dynamic environment where duties evolve.
• Accurate, deadline driven and comfortable working across teams.

Responsibilities:

Group reporting

• Preparation and review of monthly and periodic group reporting packs.
• Ensuring reporting deadlines, accuracy and supporting reconciliations are met.
• Variance analysis and commentary to support management review.

Treasury

• Cash planning and cash flow forecasting across the group.
• Oversight of the treasury and cash planning resource reporting into this role.
• Daily bank functions may be added to this area over time.

Customer profitability

• Preparation and maintenance of customer profitability analysis.
• Identifying and reporting on margin and profitability trends by customer.
• Working with the Group Accountant, who retains oversight of this area.

Group consolidations

• Preparation of group consolidations, including intercompany elimination and reconciliation.
• Supporting the consolidation of foreign operations, including the UK.

Dynamic Functions

• Support other functions within the finance department on a need basis. Its imperative that the ideal candidate are willing to move in between functions within finance as the business requirements change.

Team and general

• Management of the Accounts Receivable team.
• Day to day processing support as required, including support to the UK operation.
• Other relevant ad hoc functions as would reasonably be expected of an accountant.
• Duties may change from time to time to support group developments.