Financial Accountant (SAICA - Sage 300 - Accpac - Manufacturing - Bluff - Durban)

Our client, an accomplished bulk handling/ freight company, currently seeks to hire a Financial Accountant to join their growing team based in their Bluff, Durban offices.

Reporting into the Finance Director, you will ensure that sound, accurate and timely financial management and reporting practices are implemented and applied within the business, as well as to provide commercial/ contract support to operations and to provide input in business decision-making in addition to ensuring effective management of staff.

Minimum Requirements:

• Newly Qualified Chartered Accountant
• Matric/ Grade 12
• Financial/ Accounting Degree
• Minimum 2 years' post SAICA articles experience
• Experience in operations or manufacturing environment will be advantageous
• Advanced MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint capability
• Excellent knowledge of financial systems ie. Accpac/ SAGE300/ Sage300 Cloud
• Excellent knowledge of IFRS accounting standards

Main duties will include, but are not limited to:

Finance and Administrative function

• Control the general administration of the accounts department - Debtors, Creditors and Bank by ensuring that the necessary procedures are followed for the smooth operation of the accounts.
• Authorise / check / query the payments of invoices for expenses.
• Authorise payments / release all EFT payments.
• Authorise all creditors/debtors input master forms daily.
• Review of supplier age analysis to ensure creditors' paid timeously and no long outstanding balances.
• Review of debtors age analysis to ensure debtors do not exceed their credit limit and that customers pay on time according to the payment terms.
• Authorise and release of routine journal entries.
• Review of creditors reconciliation for payment.
• Review all general ledger control accounts reconciliation.
• Preparation and submission of other statutory returns as requested including Tax return, Stats SA and Workman's Compensation return.
• Assist in the preparation of the year end pack and Financial Year End accounts.
• Preparation of provisional tax and year-end tax return.
• Preparation of annual insurance declaration.
• Preparation of monthly expenditure reports.
• Preparation of quarterly audit committee report.
• Assist in budgeting and forecasting.

Customer Support

• Obtain signed customer contracts and agreements from operations director and ensure that these are uploaded on Accpac/ SAGE300/ Sage300 Cloud.
• Obtain customer discounts schedule from operations director and ensure that these are uploaded on Accpac/ SAGE300/ Sage300 Cloud.
• Ensure that customer invoices are as per agreed rates.
• Facilitate customer credit checks for credit applications.
• Present credit limit applications, motivations for /against credit limit increase to credit committee.
• Preparation of the quarterly Credit Committee meetings packs/reports and minutes.
• Management of customer contracts for Audits.

Skills and competence required:

• A practical understanding of how a company makes money.
• Displays a thorough understanding of what drives profitability.
• Maintains a market-focused and customer centric approach to business.
• Maintains a big-picture understanding of the business and its inter-relationships overall.
• Collaborative and partnering approach to problem solving.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Demonstrate good decision-making ability.
• Ability to use data to produce reports.
• Self-motivated and a starter.
• Sense of urgency, pro-activeness and adherence to deadlines and submission dates.
• Process Automations and knowledge of financial reporting systems.
• Communication skills at all levels (Written and verbal).
• Extensive knowledge of financial accounting and reporting practices and standards (IFRS).
• Numerical skills and accuracy.
• Problem solving, analytical skills, attention to detail and data-driven.
• Knowledge of accounting IFRS and tax laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of the documentation required by the company to check accuracy and validity of transactions.
• Leadership skills.
• Performance management.

Suitable candidates are encouraged to submit their profiles to [Email Address Removed] or simply reply to this ad with your CV for immediate consideration.

Desired Skills:

• SAICA
• Financial accounting
• management accounting
• IFRS
• Creditors
• debtors
• operations
• sage 300
• accpac
• sage 300 cloud
• financial management
• financial reporting
• audit
• tax
• Balance Sheet Review

Desired Work Experience:

• 2 to 5 years

Desired Qualification Level:

• Degree