General Ledger Accountant (Fixed Assets)

Rory Mackie & Associates; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 223,200 - 334,800; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African fashion retailer seeks a Fixed Assets Manager to oversee day-to-day asset activities. Responsibilities include maintaining registers, preparing monthly reconciliations, and assisting with audits. Candidates should have a BCom or equivalent and two to three years of experience, ideally with Oracle Fixed Assets. Excellent Excel skills and strong financial accounting understanding are essential. The role demands self-motivation, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two/three years working experience, preferably with Fixed Assets.
• Experience with Oracle Fixed Assets and General Ledger modules is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain depreciation and tax asset registers for all countries.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of asset registers to the general ledger.
• Assist auditors with all assets-related queries.

Skills

Good Excel knowledge

Understanding of fixed assets

Strong financial accounting skills

Experience with Oracle Fixed Assets

Education

BCom or equivalent

Tools

Oracle Fixed Assets

General Ledger modules

Job description

Overview

Our client is a leading South African fashion retailer with a well-established reputation in the clothing retail industry. The organisation operates in a fast-paced retail environment and is known for its focus on quality, customer experience, and operational excellence within the fashion and retail space.

They are looking for a person to look after and manage the day-to-day activities around the Group’s fixed assets. This person should be a self-starter, able to work methodically with excellent attention to detail. They must be able to work towards monthly deadlines.

Responsibilities

Fixed Assets

• Maintaining the depreciation and tax asset registers for all countries
• Addition of new capex items to the asset registers
• Liaising with the company’s Contracts departments on all store capital expenditure spend
• Preparation of the monthly reconciliation of the asset registers to the general ledger (Both in the local currency and ZAR translated)
• Reporting on Capex spend per project
• Assist in the review of the useful life of assets
• Month end close processes
• Assist auditors in all assets related queries

Other

• Prepare fixed asset-related notes for Group AFS and all statutory AFS
• Assist auditors with all assets related AFS queries
• Complete Stats SA and SARB Stat Returns
• Capturing of banking details
• Process expense journals as required
• Process insurance invoices on iProc
• Assist with information required for annual insurance renewal

Requirements

• BCom or equivalent
• Minimum of two/three years working experience. Preferably experience with Fixed Assets
• Experience with Oracle Fixed Assets and General Ledger modules (or a similar package) would be beneficial

Skills and Competencies

• Good Excel knowledge
• Understanding of fixed assets and the requirements to manage and report on assets
• Strong financial accounting skills
• Experience with Oracle Fixed Assets

Behavioural

• Excellent communication skills
• Team Orientation
• Self-Starter
• Ability to deliver a high standard of work under pressure
• Highly self-motivated and driven
• Attention to detail