Assistant Accountant - IFRS & GL Specialist

Tiger Consumer Brands Ltd.; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 540,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Brands is seeking a qualified CA(SA) for a key accounting role focused on completing monthly journals, reconciliations, cost analysis, and fixed asset maintenance in a FMCG environment.

You will support internal and external auditors, ensure internal controls, and assist with month-end reporting and other financial statements. This position emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and analytical decision-making.

Qualifications

• Key attributes and competencies Qualified CA SA - NON NEGOTIABLE.
• Strong communication skills.
• Business analytical skills.
• Strong Finance business background.
• Be able to make sound, independent judgements within established policies and procedures.
• Advances knowledge in the use of financial software applications, databases, spreadsheets and word processing required.
• Experience 2-3 Years relevant accounting and administrative experience in a FMCG environment

Responsibilities

• Serves as a link between the source documents and the ledger accounts.
• Creation of ledger transactions for future analysis.
• Provides the basis for allocating expenditure to various cost centres and general accounts.
• Spreadsheets that offer a variety of statistical and business analysis tools for “what if” analysis.
• Information that can be relied upon for making financial and administrative decisions.
• Periodic trial balances to ensure that the system is in balance and suitable period end reports to ensure that financial statements reflect the fair presentation of financial results and position.
• Financial Reports to Management, Debtors, The State and other regulatory institutions.
• Financial statements according to IFRS Documentation that records information and payment of the related institutions.
• Budget Report and year-end Financial Reports.
• Related duties assigned

Skills

Strong communication

Business analytics

Finance background

Independent judgement

Financial software apps

Education

CA(SA) qualification

Tools

Spreadsheets

Databases

Word processing

Job description

Tiger Brands is seeking a qualified CA(SA) for a key accounting role focused on completing monthly journals, reconciliations, cost analysis, and fixed asset maintenance in a FMCG environment.

You will support internal and external auditors, ensure internal controls, and assist with month-end reporting and other financial statements. This position emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and analytical decision-making.