Office Accountant / HR Officer

BVi Consulting Engineers - BVi Group; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

BVi Consulting Engineers Central (Pty) Ltd in Bloemfontein invites applications for an Office Accountant / HR Officer. The role combines full accounting responsibilities up to Trial Balance, IFRS, bank management, and HR administration including onboarding, payroll, and policy support.

This is a permanent, on-site position reporting to the Office Manager and Group HR/Finance leadership. The ideal candidate holds an accounting qualification (Bachelor’s preferred) with ERP and advanced Excel

Qualifications

• A qualification in Accounting.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a business degree with accounting emphasis.
• Experience with ERP Financial Systems is preferred.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office skills (including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables).
• Minimum of 5 years’ accounting experience for graduates; 10 years practical experience may be required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Full accounting function up to Trial Balance (covering all areas of accounting).
• IFRS experience.
• Reconciliations and checks.
• Assist external auditors.
• Banking management.
• HR administration including onboarding, disciplinary actions, training, resignations, performance appraisal, payroll and recons.
• BBBEE scorecard management.
• General office administration and tender information submission.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Accounting qualification

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

ERP Financial System

Excel

MS Office

Job description

BVi Consulting Engineers Central (Pty) Ltd has a vacancy for an Office Accountant / HR Officer in their Bloemfontein office. This will be a permanent position.

BVi is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm with more than 400 employees and offices across Southern Africa.

The BVi Group’s success is based on solid business integrity principles guided by our core values.

BVi is an equal opportunity employer.

This position is for the full Accounting and Human Resources functions of the company. You will report to the Bloemfontein Office Manager, the Group Financial Manager and Director and the Group HR Manager.

Key Accounting Responsibilities

• Full accounting function up to Trial Balance (this position covers all areas of accounting and is not only related to a particular part of finance)
• IFRS
• Reconciliations and check
• Assist external auditors
• Banking management

HR Administration

• Manage the HR processes, including sourcing new personnel, on-boarding, disciplinary actions, training, resignations, retirements, performance appraisal etc.
• Support to employees and management on HR policy and processes
• Process monthly payroll and recons
• Report to Group HR Officer any queries and questions

General

• BBBEE – manage the processes needed to compile a BBBEE scorecard
• General office administration – for example petty cash, travel arrangements, etc. as and when required.
• Information – provide information as required for the submission of tenders.
• General admin support to the Office Manager

Key Requirements

• A qualification in Accounting.
• Preferably a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or a Bachelor’s degree in business with emphasis in accounting
• Preferably ERP Financial System experience
• Advanced excel & MS Office (ie vlookups & pivot tables)
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in accounting is required for graduates, alternatively 10 years practical experience required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• High level of confidentiality
• Must be fluent in both English and Afrikaans
• Organised and attention to detail
• Must reside in Bloemfontein