Financial Accountant

JVR Software; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

JVR Software in Rustenburg, South Africa, seeks a Financial Accountant to join the finance team. This role suits a technically strong finance professional who blends accounting excellence with commercial insight and takes ownership of key financial processes, reporting, budgeting and profitability analysis.

You will provide management with meaningful financial insights and recommendations, support month-end and year-end closes, maintain the general ledger, and contribute to cost analyses and

Qualifications

• BCom Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Completed Articles essential.
• Minimum 2 years post-articles commercial experience.
• Full finance function experience.
• Strong management accounting exposure.
• Budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Cost analysis and profitability reporting experience.
• Cash flow management experience.
• Debtors and collections experience.
• Commercial finance exposure advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the full finance function
• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts
• Perform month-end and year-end reporting processes
• Maintain the general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
• Perform budgeting and forecasting reports
• Conduct variance analysis and provide financial insights
• Perform profit margin analysis and profitability reporting
• Analyse product and operational costs
• Investigate costing variances and identify improvement opportunities
• Manage cash flow reporting and forecasting
• Ensure VAT, taxation, and statutory compliance requirements are met
• Drive debtor management and collections processes
• Provide commercial recommendations to management

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Financial Reporting

Management Accounts

Budgeting & Forecasting

Costing & Variance Analysis

Profitability Analysis

Cash Flow Forecasting

Debtors Management

VAT & Tax Compliance

Education

BCom Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Articles completed

Tools

Sage Evolution

Pastel

Job description

Our client is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their finance team. This role is ideal for a technically strong finance professional who enjoys combining accounting excellence with commercial insight.
The successful candidate will take ownership of key financial processes, reporting requirements, budgeting activities, and profitability analysis while supporting management with meaningful financial insights and recommendations. This role offers significant exposure to financial operations and provides the opportunity to contribute to the overall performance and growth of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support the full finance function
• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts
• Perform month-end and year-end reporting processes
• Maintain the general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
• Perform bank reconciliations and fixed asset accounting
• Prepare budgeting and forecasting reports
• Conduct variance analysis and provide financial insights
• Perform profit margin analysis and profitability reporting
• Analyse product and operational costs
• Investigate costing variances and identify improvement opportunities
• Manage cash flow reporting and forecasting
• Ensure VAT, taxation, and statutory compliance requirements are met
• Drive debtor management and collections processes
• Provide commercial recommendations to management

Job Experience and Skills Required

Education:

• BCom Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Completed Articles essential

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years post-articles commercial experience
• Full finance function experience
• Strong management accounting exposure
• Budgeting and forecasting experience
• Cost analysis and profitability reporting experience
• Cash flow management experience
• Debtors and collections experience
• Commercial finance exposure advantageous

Skills:

• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Financial Reporting
• Management Accounts
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Costing & Variance Analysis
• Profitability Analysis
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Debtors Management
• VAT & Tax Compliance
• Sage Evolution advantageous
• Pastel advantageous

Why Apply?

• Broad exposure across the full finance function
• Strong commercial and operational finance experience
• Opportunity to partner with management and influence business decisions
• Exposure to costing, profitability, and performance analysis
• Dynamic environment with long-term career growth opportunities