Accountant ( maternity cover 6 months)- Muizenberg

Key Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Accountant to join a client in their Finance Department for six months. The candidate will handle the full Accounts Payable function, participate in statutory compliance, and support the monthly management accounts preparation, requiring a formal qualification in accounting and a minimum of 10 years of commercial experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years relevant commercial experience.
• Proficiency in accounting packages, preferably Sage Evolution.
• Fluent in English; a second language is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Full Accounts Payable function (local and international).
• Participation in the process of preparing monthly management accounts and reporting.
• VAT, PAYE and other statutory compliance.

Skills

MS Office

Excel

Accounting

Organisational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Formal post-matric qualification (degree or diploma) in accounting/business/finance

Tools

Sage Evolution

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Accountant to join our client in their Finance Department for a six months maternity leave.

The fixed term contract will commence 01 July 2025 – 31 December 2025

• The successful incumbent function will include a variety of financial and administrative duties, maintain accounting and administrative systems and procedures, utilizing appropriate resources and software applications.

Requirements Qualifications and experience :

Formal post-matric qualification (degree or diploma) in accounting / business / finance from recognised tertiary educational institution, with accounting as a major subject

Minimum 10 years relevant commercial experience

Ability to accurately and swiftly process accounting transactions

Proven proficiency in MS Office with superior Excel skills an advantage

Competence in accounting packages, preferably Sage Evolution

Can work with and without supervision

Manufacturing experience would be an advantage

Fluent in English, and a second language would be advantageous

Strong organisational skills

Ability to use own initiative

Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate at all levels

Professional telephone manner

Ability to work accurately under pressure and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines

A lateral thinker

Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

Full Accounts Payable function (local and international)

Banking, Cashbooks and bookkeeping (including journals)

Asset activities

Inventory activities and & BOM’s

VAT, PAYE and other statutory compliance

Participation in the process of preparing monthly management accounts and other reporting

Preparation of information and files for Audits

BB-BEE activities and audit

Filing, Document Scanning and Archiving

Maintain and create SOP’s

Participate in analysis exercises and or projects

Teamwork

Consistently demonstrates willingness to assist colleagues with tasks to ensure smooth operations in department

Provides back-up assistance to other members of the team on request from manager

Contributes positively towards a professional and pleasant working environment in department and company

Communicates professionally with colleagues and managers at all times

Add value to all colleagues, departments and regions in ultimate support of revenue driving activities

Shares knowledge and skills to uplift all team members

Ad-hoc duties as requested by management

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