Junior Accountant

Execustaff Recruiting Services; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced accountant who will be responsible for invoicing, cashbook transactions, and month-end reporting. Candidates should have at least a Grade 12 with bookkeeping and a diploma in accounting, along with 1-2 years of relevant experience in a factory environment. This role offers great exposure to financial reporting tasks.

Qualifications

• 1 - 2 years of experience in a similar position, preferably in a Factory Environment.
• Knowledge of Accounting Processing and Financial Reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Produce all invoices for the Group and obtain approval.
• Maintain and process accurate cashbook transactions for all accounts receivable.

Skills

Accounting Processing

Financial Reporting

Bookkeeping

Mathematics

Education

Grade 12 with Bookkeeping and Mathematics

Accounting Diploma

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Produce all invoices for the Group and obtain approval
• Timeous follow up and submission of accurate proof of deliveries for each company
• Resolve all queries on the accounts with clients
• Maintain and process accurate cashbook transactions for all accounts receivable transaction
• Send updated statements to all customers at month end
• Maintain sheet of debtor payments for cashflow purposes
• Generate month end reporting and ensure accuracy of transactions processed
• Perform monthly general journals as per checklist
• Monitor and reconcile all balance sheet accounts (incl Creditor review)
• Maintain and generate working papers to support accounts
• Process project journals on request
• Generate project reporting
• Prepare month end reporting Management pack
• Prepare monthly Vat return
• Assist with the preparation of BEE information required
• Load payments COD and creditor payments download proof of payments after release
• Assist auditors with required information
• Ad-hoc tasks requested by Financial- and Commercial Manager

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12 with Bookkeeping and Mathematics
• Accounting Diploma
• 1 - 2 years experience in a similar position, preferably in a Factory Environment
• Accounting Processing and Financial Reporting systems knowledge, exposure and experience

Please only apply should you meet all of the requirements. Should you not receive any feedback from us with regards to your application after 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.