Junior Accountant at PBT Group

Job description

PBT Group has a requirement for an Accountant based at our head office in Century City, Cape Town.

Job Purpose:

The Accountant provides financial information by maintaining and reconciling accounts and preparing financial reports for business decision making.

Duties:

•  Full accounting function, including processing and preparing of monthly accounting records.
• Bank recons, General Ledger and subsidiary ledger reconciliations.
• Processing accounts payable and receivable, including managing the full debtors and creditors function.
• Compiling invoices and monthly customer statements.
• Analysing financial information and explaining variances.
• Calculation and submission of VAT returns.
• Fixed Asset Registers – Monthly depreciation & the accuracy of maintaining the Fix Asset Registers.
• Intercompany transactions – Interest Calculations & maintaining amortized schedules.
• Financial Reporting – Income statements, Balance sheets, management accounts, etc.
• Liaise with external Auditors.
• Withholding Tax Calculations.
• Foreign exchange differences – valuation of foreign clients and bank accounts.
• Ad hoc financial and administrative support to employees and finance team.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Accounting, Commerce or Business management/Administration

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Pastel knowledge and proficiency
• SAGE Evolution
• Microsoft Word and Excel proficiency
• Deadline-oriented
• Reporting skills
• Attention to detail
• Confidentiality
• Thoroughness
• Quality focus

Experience:

3 to 5 years of financial responsibility

Please note if you have not heard from us within two weeks you were not succeful for this role. However we will keep you CV and contact you should another opportunty arise within the PBT Group.

This role is based in Cape Town, so you need to want to relocate to Cape Town or already reside in Cape Town