Accountant

University of Fort Hare; Komatipoort; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Fort Hare is seeking an experienced Accountant to own the day-to-day accounting and month-end close in a high-volume coal trading and logistics environment. You will manage journals, reconciliations, and financial data for review by the Senior Accountant.

Responsibilities include GL/month-end, inventory costing, creditors/debtors processing, VAT/SARS compliance, and supporting audits. A BCom in Accounting with SAICA/SAIPA progress is required, with 3+ years in trading/logistics

Qualifications

• BCom Accounting or equivalent required.
• Completed SAICA/SAIPA articles or studying toward a designation.
• Experience in month-end close, reconciliations and VAT/SARS compliance.
• Multi-currency and import transactions exposure.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day accounting and month-end close for the group.
• Post journals, accruals and prepayments; prepare month-end packs.
• Reconcile bank, balance sheet, and control accounts regularly.
• Maintain fixed asset register including logistics assets.
• Reconcile stock ledgers to GL; verify landed costs on imports.
• Process supplier and customer invoices; support collections.
• Prepare VAT reconciliations and SARS submissions; assist audits.

Education

BCom Accounting or equivalent

SAICA/SAIPA articles or in progress

Tools

Sage

Pastel

SAP

Syspro

Excel

Job description

Role Purpose:

To own the day-to-day accounting and month-end process for Oza Holdings maintaining accurate records, clean reconciliations, and reliable financial data for review by the Senior Accountant within a high-volume coal trading and logistics environment.

Key Responsibilities:

General ledger & month-end

• Prepare and post journals, accruals, and prepayments for the company.
• Perform monthly bank, balance sheet, and control account reconciliations.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, including logistics assets (vehicles, equipment).
• Prepare entity month-end packs for Senior Accountant review.

Inventory & cost of sales

• Reconcile stock ledgers to the general ledger and investigate variances.
• Verify landed costs (freight, duties, clearing) on imported goods.
• Support stock counts and process count adjustments.

Creditors & imports

• Process and reconcile supplier accounts, including foreign suppliers.
• Account for foreign exchange differences on import transactions.
• Match purchase orders, GRNs, and invoices (3-way matching).

Debtors

• Process customer invoices, allocate receipts, and reconcile debtor accounts.
• Support the collections process.

Tax & compliance

• Prepare VAT reconciliations and returns for Senior Accountant review (SARS eFiling).
• Provide supporting inputs for provisional and income tax to the Senior Accountant.
• Maintain audit and tax supporting documentation; assist with audit queries for the company

Qualifications Minimum

• BCom Accounting or equivalent. Preferred
• Completed SAICA / SAIPA articles or studying toward a professional designation.

Experience

• 3 Minimum years' accounting experience, including ownership of a month-end process preferred
• Experience in trading, logistics, distribution, or mining.
• Exposure to multi-currency and import transactions.

Technical skills

• Working knowledge of IFRS / IFRS for SMEs and inventory / cost accounting.
• VAT and general SARS compliance.
• Proficiency in [Sage / Pastel / SAP / Syspro] and strong Excel skills.