Accountant

Profession Hub; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruiting firm is searching for an Accountant to join their team in Johannesburg. Key responsibilities include customer invoicing, debt collection, bank processing, and payroll assistance. The ideal candidate will have completed SAICA/SAIPA articles and possess two to three years of post-article experience. Proficiency in Pastel Partner and Payroll, as well as SARS statutory requirements, is essential. Own transport is a requirement. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage own time and tasks as instructed.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Daily and monthly customer invoicing and debt collection.
• Supplier capturing, processing, reconciliation, and payment.
• Bank processing and reconciling daily.
• Assist with payroll processing and administration.
• Support audit file preparation.

Skills

Completed SAICA / SAIPA articles

Two to three years’ post-article experience

Pastel Partner and Pastel Payroll experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

Bookkeeping up to the trial balance

Experience in SARS statutory requirements

Fluent in English and Afrikaans

Job description

Our client is searching for an Accountant to join their team in Bryanston.

Key performance areas :

Debtors

• Daily and monthly customer invoicing
• Monthly Customer Calculations
• Sending out customer invoices and statements every month, and maintaining the customer control list
• Debt collection
• Customer account reconciliations

Creditors

• Supplier capturing, processing, reconciliation and payment

Bank

• Bank processing and reconciling daily, and closing off at month-end
• Assistance with out-of-pocket expenses, reimbursements and reconciliations

Adhoc

• Management & Employee Buy-in Requests
• Electronic Filing
• Assistance with finance requests for telephone lines, marketing invoicing, and all other finance-related tasks
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register and insurance schedules
• Assistance with the implementation of processes and procedures
• Airtime Allocations
• Ad hoc Finance-related requests from
• Preparing Quotes

Annual

• Assistance in audit file preparation

Management reporting

• General Ledger maintenance
• Assistance with monthly management accounts
• Assistance with balance sheet reconciliations
• Loan Accounts

Payroll

• Assistance with payroll processing and administration

Statutory

• Assistance with monthly, bi-annual statutory returns (VAT, EMP, Provisional Tax, Income Tax, Dividends Tax, Employment Equity, IRP5 reconciliations, Workman’s Compensation)

Critical Competencies

• Completed SAICA / SAIPA articles
• Two to three years’ post-article experience
• Accounting firm background with experience in all the above key performance indicators, as well as audit experience
• Pastel Partner and Pastel Payroll experience
• Microsoft Office
• Bookkeeping up to the trial balance
• Experience in all SARS statutory requirements, calculations and submissions
• English and Afrikaans (if possible) speaking

Personality

• Ability to carry out tasks as instructed
• Thorough and meticulous
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Able to take on a challenge
• Able to manage own time
• Able to work in a group as well as alone with limited supervision
• Not afraid to ask for assistance with difficult tasks
• Analytical
• Planning and organising skills
• Thinking out of the box
• Comfortable with working in a predominantly female environment
• Willing to learn

Own transport required : You must have your own car