Financial Accountant (Agriculture/Manufacturing)

Lotus Hr And Recruitment; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lotus Hr And Recruitment seeks an experienced Accountant for a leading Agricultural/Export group head office in the Winelands. The role demands strong financial accounting experience in Export, FMCG or manufacturing, including FX transactions and inventory control.

Candidates should have a BCom or related degree with CIMA or SAIPA accreditation and 5–10 years of full financial function experience, with ERP exposure (SAP, QMuzik, Syspro) and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• BCom or related degree with CIMA or SAIPA accreditation and 5–10 years of full financial function experience.
• Experience in monitoring monthly reporting, budgeting, forecasting and internal controls to mitigate risk.
• Experience in costing, IFRS, VAT returns and income tax returns.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze monthly financial reporting.
• Assist in formulating group annual budget and forecasting.
• Maintain internal controls to mitigate risk.
• Oversee costing, VAT returns and tax compliance.
• Manage foreign exchange transactions and inventory control experience.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Education

BCom or related degree

CIMA or SAIPA accreditation

Tools

SAP

QMuzik

Syspro

Job description

Our client, a leader in the Agricultural/Export sector, seeks to employ an assertive, professional, qualified and experienced Accountant, who has strong experience in financial accounting, specifically in the Export, FMCG or manufacturing sector, with experience in foreign exchange transactions, for their fast paced group head office, based in the Winelands.

PLEASE NOTE: candidates from the manufacturing/ agricultural or export sector will receive preference due to requiring experience in costs, foreign exchange transactions and inventory control.

KEY REQUIREMENTS TO MEET FOR CONSIDERATION

• You must have completed a BComm or related degree, coupled with CIMA or SAIPA accreditation and 5-10 years experience performing a full financial function
• Proven experience in monitoring and analysis of monthly reporting, assisting with formulating the group's annual budget and accurately forecasting, managing internal controls to mitigate risk
• In addition, you will have experience in systems management, costing and IFRS
• In addition, you will have experience in VAT returns, VAT recons and annual/provisional income tax returns
• You must be able to work under pressure, have an assertive and proactive working style and have a track record in meeting deadlines.
• You must have worked on an ERP system (such as SAP, QMuzik, Syspro) and have advanced Excel skills
• You will have a clear credit and criminal record

Due to the exceptionally high volumes of applications, we are unable to correspond with each applicant personally, therefore only relevant and suitable candidates will be contacted.

Should you not receive any correspondence from our company within 30 days, we regret your application has been unsuccessful.