Junior Accountant

Silvertreebrands; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet supplies retailer in Cape Town seeks an enthusiastic accountant to manage financial administration and support the Head of Finance. The ideal candidate will have a Finance Degree or Diploma and 1-3 years of experience in accounting. Passion for pets is essential as you supervise staff, assist with audits, and handle SARS filings. Join us in making pet parenting easy and rewarding with your skills and solutions-oriented attitude.

Qualifications

• 1 - 3 years of working experience in Accounting and Finance.
• Proficiency with SARS filings and basic tax administration.
• Experience managing people and performing accounting activities.

Responsibilities

• Accounting and financial administration for the retail business.
• Support for financial accounting and reconciliations.
• Supervision of Creditors Clerks.
• Assistance with payroll review and reconciliations.
• Facilitation of external audits.

Skills

Accounting

Analytical skills

People management

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Finance Degree or Diploma

Tools

Sage

Syspro

Acumatica

Job description

Pet Heaven is South Africa’s leading online pet food and supplies delivery service. We stock a wide range of premium products from top quality local and international brand name suppliers, including pet food, treats and other pet accessories. Our goal is to make pet parenting easy, with the same love, loyalty and humility pet parents receive daily from their pets.

We seek an enthusiastic candidate to help scale our business and continue our journey of innovation. Reporting to the Head of Finance.

Core Duties And Responsibilities

• Accounting and financial administration for the group’s retail business.
• Support for the Head of Finance on financial accounting, reconciliations, and financial administration of the main online retail business as well as retail stores.
• Supervision of Creditors Clerks
• Month-end processing and Journal entries.
• Cash management assistance including assistance with preparation of bank reconciliations and bank allocations.
• Payments administration, including preparation of daily/weekly payments for release byCEO & Head of Finance.
• Assistance with review of monthly creditor reconciliations & Loading of monthly creditor payments on bank.
• SARS administration including VAT, PAYE and UIF.
• Payroll review and reconciliations in collaboration with HR, ensuring accurate monthly submissions and compliance.
• Record retention.
• Assisting with external audit facilitation.
• Innovation and improvement of accounting processes using modern accounting tools and systems in a data-rich organisation.
• Any other ad-hoc duties required from time to time.
  
  

Attributes Required

• Must love Pets!
• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, ability to use data to inform decisions, identify the root cause and resolve problem
• Ability to manage priorities according to clear prioritization and structured planning
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player
• Passionate about the industry and the potential of e-commerce
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

• Finance Degree or Diploma
• 1 - 3 years of working experience within the Accounting and Finance function & physically performing accounting activities (Reconciliations, journal entries, data uploads and matching).
• Excellent computer skills and natural affinity for new digital tools and systems.
• Experience managing people.
• Comprehensive understanding of financial process, daily finance tasks,reconciliations and accounting entries.
• Proficiency with SARS filings and basic tax administration – VAT, Income Tax.
• Experience with modern ERP systems - Sage, Syspro, Acumatica
• Good verbal and electronic communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure and be able to multitask.