Senior Accountant

Express Employment Professionals Vaal Triangle; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals Vaal Triangle seeks a Senior Accountant to ensure accurate financial transactions, maintain compliance with accounting standards, and contribute to the company’s financial health. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams and provide insights for strategic decisions.

The role covers financial reporting, month‑end close, general ledger management, budgeting, payments, stock accounting, pricing, compliance, and ERP/process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Accounting with Honours.
• CA — 2–3 years post articles experience OR CIMA — 2–3 years OR BCOM Hons — 3–5 years.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) and supporting schedules.
• Coordinate month‑end/year‑end close, journals, accruals, provisions and reconciliations.
• Maintain general ledger accuracy across creditors, debtors, inventory, fixed assets and intercompany accounts.
• Assist with budgeting/forecasting, cash flow projections and variance analysis.
• Process local and foreign supplier payments and resolve invoicing queries.
• Reconcile stock receipts, POs and supplier invoices; ensure correct costing and valuations.
• Support pricing changes, product launches, and MOH audits as required.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Advanced Excel

Pastel

Education

Bachelor of Accounting with Honours

Tools

Pastel/SIMILAR accounting system

Job description

Job Holder

Job Title Senior Accountant

Business Unit Finance Department

Geographic Location Parktown, Johannesburg

Name & Title of Direct Superior Finance Manager

Number of Immediate Subordinates/ Direct Reports None

Main Purpose of Job

You will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial transactions, maintaining compliance with accounting standards, and contributing to the overall financial health of the organization.

The Senior Accountant will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and provide valuable insights for strategic decision-making.

Key Performance Areas (Core, essential responsibilities --outputs of the position)

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• - Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements and supporting schedules.
• - Analyse financial performance against budgets, forecasts and prior periods, providing clear explanations and actionable insights.
• - Ensure financial reporting is accurate, complete and submitted within agreed deadlines.

Month-End and Year-End Close

• - Coordinate month-end and year-end closing processes, including journals, accruals, provisions and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• - Prepare audit schedules and support internal and external audit processes.
• - Investigate and resolve outstanding balances and reconciling items.

General Ledger Management

• - Maintain the accuracy and completeness of the general ledger and supporting ledgers, including creditors, debtors, inventory, fixed assets and intercompany accounts.
• - Perform regular reconciliations and resolve discrepancies promptly.
• - Ensure transactions are recorded against the correct company, department, account and reporting period.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• - Assist with the preparation and consolidation of annual departmental budgets, forecasts and cash flow projections.
• - Analyse actual performance against budget and support departments in understanding and managing variances.
• - Ensure budgets reflect approved sales, pricing, cost, headcount and operational assumptions.

Payments and Supplier Management

• - Prepare and process local and foreign supplier payment batches in accordance with approved payment terms and authority levels.
• - Review supplier reconciliations and resolve payment, invoice and stock receipt queries.
• - Ensure payments are supported by valid documentation and appropriate approvals.

Inventory and Stock Accounting

• - Reconcile stock receipts, purchase orders, supplier invoices and third-party warehouse records.
• - Ensure inventory and landed costs are accurately recorded and valued in accordance with approved accounting policies.
• - Monitor stock in transit, inventory provisions, slow-moving and expired stock, and investigate stock discrepancies.

Pricing, SEP and New Product Launches

• - Maintain approved product pricing, including SEP updates, tender prices, customer price lists and related system changes.
• - Verify that approved pricing changes are correctly implemented across the ERP, IHS and other relevant systems.
• - Support new product launches through product costing, margin analysis, master-data setup, budgeting and finance readiness checks.

Compliance, Controls and Audit

• - Maintain effective financial controls over payments, inventory, pricing, journals and master-data changes.
• - Support statutory, internal, external and B-BBEE audits by preparing accurate schedules and supporting documentation.
• - Assist with the maintenance of finance policies, standard operating procedures and audit action plans.

SARB and Exchange-Control Compliance

• - Maintain complete supporting documentation for foreign payments, imports and foreign currency transactions.
• - Reconcile supplier invoices, payments, shipments and customs documentation, including SAD500 and Import Verification System requirements.
• - Liaise with banks, suppliers, freight partners and clearing agents to resolve outstanding exchange-control documentation and queries.
• - Ensure Balance of Payments classifications and foreign payment submissions are accurate and compliant.

Systems and Process Improvement

• - Support ERP implementation, system integrations and improvements to finance processes and reporting.
• - Identify opportunities to strengthen controls, improve efficiency and automate recurring finance activities.
• - Work closely with relevant departments and external service providers to resolve financial and operational matters.

Ad Hoc Responsibilities

• - Participate in financial, operational, compliance and strategic projects as required.
• - Perform any other reasonable finance-related duties or ad hoc tasks assigned by management.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION

• - Bachelor of Accounting with Honours

Preference for candidates from :

• - UCT
• - UJ
• - University of Pretoria
• - Wits

EXPERIENCE

• - CA -- 2-3 years post articles experience OR
• - CIMA -- 2-3 Years experience OR
• - BCOM Hons -- 3-5 years' experience

SKILLS/PHYSICAL COMPETENCIES

• - Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook)
• - Advanced Excel
• - Good knowledge of Pastel/similar accounting system

BEHAVIOURAL QUALITIES

• - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• - Excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities.
• - Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• - Deadline driven
• - Time Management skills
• - Able to work under pressure
• - Planning skills- Use Initiative

Collaboration: Refers to formal and informal relationships.

• - Collaborate with other departments, such as procurement, operations, and finance, to ensure accurate financial recording of transactions.
• - Participate in cross-functional teams for projects related to financial process enhancements.

General working conditions (e.g. shift work, drivers' license, specific tools, special clothing, environmental requirements, etc.)

• - Drivers License
• - May be required to work overtime when requested

Travel

• - None

Approval

• Manager
• Signature Date