Senior Accountant

Danone; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food company in Johannesburg seeks an experienced finance professional to manage financial data processing and support strategic decision-making. Candidates must hold a B Comm Accounting degree and have at least 5 years of financial experience, preferably in FMCG. Strong skills in SAP, MS Excel, and communication are essential. This role offers potential for career growth within the company.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• 5 years of financial experience required.
• CA(SA) qualification is an advantage.
• Experience with month-end/year-end closing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review journal entries and working papers.
• Assist with audits and year-end processes.
• Provide financial insights to support strategic decisions.

Skills

FMCG experience

Strong IT literacy with MS Excel and MS Word

Sound SAP experience

Attention to detail

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

B Comm Accounting Graduate

Tools

SAP

Job description

About The Job

This role is responsible for accurate and timely financial data processing, analysis, and reporting to support meaningful financial statements. Key duties include preparing and reviewing journal entries, working papers, annual statements, as well as assisting with audits and year-end processes to ensure high-quality financial information for leadership assurance. Collaborate with business units to provide financial insights that support strategic decisions, cost optimization, and operational efficiency.

About You

Qualification(s)

• B Comm Accounting Graduate with 5 years financial experience
• CA(SA) as an advantage

Experience And Skills

• FMCG experience an advantage
• Strong IT literacy with good MS Excel and MS Word and a solid understanding of accounting.
• Sound SAP experience
• Digital Finance & Automation Leverage SAP and other digital tools to streamline accounting processes, improve data accuracy, and support automation initiatives.
• Demonstrate good attention to detail
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-and / year-end closing procedures
• Demonstrate ability to prepare and review Management and Statutory accounts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

About us

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We offer

A job which could easily turn in to a career in Danone. We believe everyone is born with superpowers, something which comes natural to you. We know this uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energy, so we believe in all Danoner’s potential and when we build careers based on these superpowers and when we develop everyone’s potential to the fullest magic happens. This is how we like to see Talent Management in Danone.

This is a highly visible position within Danone; you will interact with Internal - Marketing, Sales Supply chain, SSD and External - Suppliers, CO-packers. Challenge, innovate, convince and find alignment when needed. This role has no direct reports.