Senior Accountant (12 Months FTC)

Danone; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Danone seeks a qualified finance professional to manage accounting processes and provide insightful financial reporting. The role emphasizes accurate journal entries, fixed asset handling, accruals, and timely month-end closes across the business units.

The candidate should have a BCom Accounting background with relevant experience and SAP familiarity, enabling effective collaboration with multiple stakeholders and contributing to IFRS-compliant statements.

Qualifications

• BCom Accounting degree with 5 years financial experience.
• CA(SA) designation is an advantage.
• Strong IT literacy with Excel and Word; familiarity with SAP and digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Process and review journals, working papers, and monthly closes.
• Manage fixed assets and CAPEX, including depreciation and asset register.
• Handle accruals, provisions, and reconciliations with supporting documentation.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and contribute to IFRS-compliant reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

General ledger experience

Month-end close

Education

BCom Accounting

Tools

SAP

Job description

Short Intro and 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.

This role offers potential progression to positions such as R2R Manager or Finance Controller, supporting long-term career development within the organization.

1. Inventory

• Reconciling the Trial Balance to the Subledger and stock count reports and investigating the differences in collaboration with the Industrial Business Unit Team.
• Calculating and recording the Finished Goods Inventory Provision using the Aging report from the Operations Team.
• Monitoring the R&P Provision in collaboration with the BU Team.
• Calculate and report Inventory monthly DIO calculation.
• Attending Stock Counts and actively participating in stock reconciliation post count
• Reviewing the live and virtual locations, follow up on discrepancies to be resolved.

2. Fixed Assets Management

• Fixed Asset register management.
• Depreciation posting monthly & reviewing monthly depreciation runs.
• Review of useful lives as per the standard policies.
• CAPEX internal orders properly closed, and amounts transferred to Fixed Asset Register at close of CAPEX projects.
• Prepare monthly fixed asset recon and ensure accuracy of movements.
• Preparation of Fixed Asset and CAPEX reports for management.
• Creating and monitoring a system controls, procedures, and forms for the recording of fixed assets.
• Assigning tag numbers to fixed assets.
• Recording fixed asset acquisitions and dispositions in the accounting system.
• Conducting physical counts/ asset verifications of fixed assets.
• Identify and report on impaired assets.
• Preparing audit schedules related to fixed assets.
• Conducting meetings with Project Managers to track the statuses of the WIP projects.
• Maintaining intangible asset balances, including accuracy of amortization and historical accumulated amortization balances.

3. Accruals and Provisions

• Monitor and Manage balance sheet accrual postings, ensuring they are cleared timeously.
• Follow up on ageing accruals.
• Ensure there are accruals for various business expenses.
• Monitor and Manage balance sheet provisions, engage with various stakeholders to ensure there are sufficient provisions.

4. Reconciliations and Reporting

• Maintain balance sheet accounts and prepare accurate month end reconciliations with the correct supporting documentation.
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Accountable for timely month-end close, accuracy of financial statements,
• General ledger operations and preparation of monthly reconciliations
• Posting of month-end journals, as well as other journals required during the month.
• Manage and oversee accrual and provision journal postings.
• Reconcile payroll liability control accounts monthly.
• Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts.
• Provide accurate information for quarterly Balance Sheet Review and Reporting.
• Monthly, Quarterly & Year End Closing. Application of IFRS, compliance and audit
• Ensure timeous clearing of Open items in the balance sheet and report on the open items KPI.
• Reconcile journals posted in the month and follow up on all variances and ensure accurate allocation of all expenses, accruals and provisions to the appropriate GL.
• Coordinate and/or work on special projects and ad-hoc reports as needed.
• Creating policies in line with internal control requirements.
• Assist with the preparation of the Annual financial statements according to IFRS
• Mante mint meticulous attention to detail to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records and reports.
• Facilitate monthly balance sheet reviews and ensure action plans are closed
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Accountable for timely month-end close, accuracy of financial statements, resolution of audit queries, etc.

About You

KEY REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOBQualification(s)

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

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, We offer and What's next

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 develop everyone’s potential to the fullest, magic happens. This is how we like to see Talent Management in Danone.