Junior Accountant

Conova Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Conova Recruitment is seeking an experienced accounting professional in Cape Town to manage daily and monthly accounting tasks, maintain stringent financial controls, and support VAT, audit readiness, and management accounts. The role involves reconciling items, bank processing, and working across multiple systems to ensure accuracy.

The ideal candidate has a BCom in Accounting and at least 3 years of accounting experience, with proficiency in Excel and Sage.

Qualifications

• BCom in Accounting required.
• Minimum 3 years accounting experience in transactional/financial services environments.
• Practical experience with general ledger, AP/AR, bank processing, reconciliations, SA VAT, and month-end close.
• Experience supporting schedules for trial balance and management accounts.
• Practical working knowledge of Sage or a comparable accounting system.

Responsibilities

• Manage recurring daily and monthly responsibilities independently.
• Maintain strong financial controls.
• Identify and resolve reconciling items.
• Banking administration.
• Loan Management System processing and maintenance.
• Input sheet and transaction review.
• Repossession accounting.
• South African VAT and Statutory Accounting support.
• Management Accounts support.
• Audit readiness and internal controls.
• Control, Risk and Compliance.
• Contribution to automation, standardization, and stronger financial controls.
• Provide reliable support to the broader finance and operational teams.

Skills

Excel skills

General ledger

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

SA VAT

Month-end close

Sage

Reconciliations

Audit trails

Data reconciliation

Automation & controls

Bank processing

Loan management

Error investigation

Education

BCom in Accounting

Tools

Sage or similar

Job description

Key responsibilities

• Manage recurring daily and monthly responsibilities independently
• Maintain strong financial controls
• Identify and resolve reconciling items
• Banking administration
• Loan Management System processing and maintenance
• Input sheet and transaction review
• Repossession accounting
• South African VAT and Statutory Accounting support
• Management Accounts support
• Audit readiness and internal controls
• Control, Risk and Compliance
• Contribution to automation, standardization, and stronger financial controls
• Provide reliable support to the broader finance and operational teams.

Key requirements

• BCom (Accounting, Management Accounting, or a related financial discipline)
• Min 3 yrs accounting experience, preferably in a transactional, lending, asset finance, financial services, or similarly controlled finance environment
• Practical experience with general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank processing, reconciliations, SA VAT, and month-end close
• Experience supporting schedules for trial balance and management accounts
• Practical working knowledge of Sage or a comparable accounting system
• Loan, debtor management or financial transaction processing system experience
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills (inc reconciliations & structured financial schedules)
• Understanding of payment controls, segregation of duties, supporting documentation, and audit trails
• Ability to reconcile data across multiple systems and investigate differences.