Senior Accountant

EnableSA Recruitment; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join a team in Port Elizabeth. Responsibilities include supervising the processing of client information, performing bank reconciliations, maintaining financial records, and producing financial statements according to standards. Candidates must have a BCom degree or diploma and a minimum of 5 years of experience in an accounting firm.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years experience in an Accounting Firm.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and process client information receipts, sales, and purchase invoices.
• Perform bank reconciliations and cash control.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and general journals.
• Produce draft financial statements according to accounting standards.

Skills

Supervision of client information processing

Bank reconciliation

Petty Cash management

Fixed asset register management

Journal entries processing

Financial analysis

Proficiency in MS Office

Proficient in Accounting software

Education

BCom Degree or Diploma

Job description

Job Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join the Port Elizabeth team,

• Supervise and initiating the processing of client information receipts, sales invoices, purchase invoices
• Perform bank reconciliations
• Processing and reconciling of Petty Cash and cash control accounts
• Keeping of a fixed asset register
• General journals - e.g., depreciation, provisions, interest, salaries, stock, etc.
• Process journal entries e.g., new instalment sale agreements, interest on borrowings, provisions, accruals of income and expenses, bad debts etc.
• Distinguish between finance and operating leases.
• Foreign exchange transactions
• Reconcile debtors and creditors statements.
• Correct accounting treatment on disposal of assets (property, plant & equipment) and investments and the calculation of the taxation on capital gains/losses.
• Analyse the resulting trial balance for mistakes / deviations and be able to discuss the results with the client.
• Analytical review of AFS - GP%, Inventory days, Creditors days, Debtors days
• Ability to record books from insufficient records.
• Produce a draft set of financials according to generally accepted accounting practice and a working paper file according to the standards per the training file for sole proprietors, close corporations, trusts, partnerships, small business corporations, farmers and Body Corporates

Requirements

• Grade 12 with Accounting
• BCom Degree or Diploma
• Minimum 5 years experience in a Accounting Firm
• Proficient in MS Office
• Proficient in Accounting software