Senior Accountant

Oracle SA; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 391,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle SA in Centurion seeks a Senior Accountant to own inventory accounting, stock control governance, and financial reporting across the business. You will ensure accuracy, valuation, reconciliation, and integrity of inventory, partnering with Warehouse, Supply Chain, Procurement and Finance teams.

The role requires strong accounting expertise with knowledge of warehouse operations and multi-location controls, plus experience with ERP/WMS integrations and month-end processes.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting designation (SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA, ACCA) advantageous.
• 5–10 years’ experience in stock/inventory/accounting roles.
• Strong experience with inventory reconciliations and reporting.
• Experience with ERP and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
• Experience with imports, landed costs and multi-branch environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and reconcile inventory accounts across branches.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation including landed costs for imported stock.
• Perform monthly inventory reconciliations between ERP/WMS and GL.
• Investigate and resolve stock variances and inventory-related issues.
• Review stock adjustments, write-offs and aging; monitor shrinkage.
• Oversee cycle counts, stock takes, and inventory control processes.
• Ensure internal controls, governance and audit readiness for inventory.
• Prepare inventory reports and analyses for management.
• Support month-end, year-end and audit processes for inventory.

Skills

Inventory accounting

Stock valuation

Inventory reporting

ERP/WMS experience

Multi-branch environments

Excel

Acumatica

Education

Professional accounting designation (SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA, ACCA) advantageous

Tools

ERP/WMS (Acumatica)

Warehouse Management Systems

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced SeniorAccountant to take ownership of inventory accounting, stock control governance, and financial reporting across their business.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, valuation, reconciliation, and integrity of inventory while working closely with the Warehouse, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Finance teams. This role requires a strong accounting professional with a solid understanding of warehouse and inventory operations, capable of driving effective stock controls, maintaining inventory accuracy, and ensuring compliance across multiple locations.

R35 000 – R40 000

Centurion office based

BASIC DUTIES

• Manage and reconcile inventory accounts across all branches and business units.


• Ensure accurate inventory valuation, including landed cost allocations for imported stock


• Perform monthly inventory reconciliations between ERP/WMS systems and the General Ledger


• Investigate and resolve stock variances, discrepancies, and inventory-related financial issues


• Review stock adjustments, write-offs, obsolete stock provisions, and inventory aging


• Oversee and support cycle counts, stock takes, and inventory control processes


• Monitor stock accuracy, shrinkage, and inventory performance, implementing corrective actions where required


• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial governance, and audit requirements


• Prepare inventory reports, analyses, and recommendations for management


• Support month-end, year-end, and audit processes relating to inventory


• Work closely with operations and finance teams to improve inventory controls, processes, and reporting


• Ensure accuracy of intercompany inventory transactions and multi-currency stock balances


• Contribute to the development and maintenance of inventory-related SOPs and best practices

MINIMUM SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Professional accounting designation (SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA, ACCA or similar) advantageous


• 5–10 years’ experience in a stock accounting, inventory accounting, cost accounting, or similar role


• Strong experience with inventory reconciliations, stock valuation, and inventory reporting


• Experience working with ERP and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)


• Experience with imports, landed costs, customs duties, and HS codes will be advantageous


• Experience in multi-branch or multi-site environments


• Acumatica experience will be advantageous.


• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Please note: If you have not received feedback from us within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.