Accountant | Johannesburg at Managed People Solutions

Job Description

• Our client is seeking an Accountant to support the financial operations of the Company by ensuring accurate financial information, sound accounting practices, and compliance with relevant financial and statutory requirements.
• The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organised, and able to maintain a high level of accuracy while supporting management with reliable financial information and contributing to the overall financial integrity of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain an accurate and complete general ledger.
• Complete month-end procedures, including journals, accruals, prepayments, depreciation and reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules by the agreed deadline.
• Explain material variances and unusual transactions to management.
• Prepare year-end schedules and information required by external accountants or auditors. 
• Maintain accurate supplier and customer accounts.
• Prepare and review reconciliations and resolve differences.
• Prepare authorised supplier payment schedules.
• Allocate customer receipts, issue statements and monitor overdue accounts.
• Report material overdue balances and other working-capital risks to management.
• Verify changes to supplier or customer banking details in line with company controls.
• Ensure that purchases, sales, inventory movements and cost of sales are recorded accurately and in the correct period.
• Reconcile physical stock to operational records and the accounting ledger.
• Report material stock differences, negative balances and unsupported adjustments.
• Review costing calculations for materials, batches and shipments.
• Maintain the fixed-asset register and record acquisitions, disposals and depreciation.
• Prepare or coordinate VAT, corporate tax and other required submissions and payments to SARS by applicable deadlines.
• Maintain supporting records and assist with SARS queries, external reviews and audits.
• Prepare or review payroll information and payroll reconciliations and ensure that approved payroll information is submitted on time.
• Maintain accounting records in accordance with the Companies Act 71 of 2008, the Companies Regulations, 2011 and the applicable IFRS Accounting Standards.
• Maintain the transaction and stock records required for the recycling operation under the Second-Hand Goods Act.
• Apply appropriate approval, reconciliation, document-retention and segregation-of-duties controls within the finance function.
• Identify and report unusual, duplicate or unsupported transactions.
• Protect financial, employee, supplier and customer information in accordance with POPIA and company confidentiality requirements.
• Follow company policies, procedures and applicable health and safety requirements.
• Report control weaknesses and assist with corrective action.
• Coordinate and review accounting work assigned to finance staff.
• Provide guidance and support to improve accuracy and meet deadlines.
• Work with operations, procurement, sales and logistics to ensure that financial records are supported by complete operational information.
• Provide financial information to support budgeting, forecasting, pricing, cost control and management decisions.
• Identify practical improvements to finance processes, reporting and system use.
• Maintain professional relationships with colleagues, suppliers, customers and management.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or recognised diploma in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• At least two years’ relevant accounting experience, including reconciliations, management accounts, debtors, creditors, payroll support and VAT or tax compliance. Experience in a recycling, manufacturing, trading or inventory-based business is preferred.
• Good spreadsheet and accounting-system skills; strong attention to detail; ability to meet deadlines; and the ability to maintain confidentiality. A clear credit and criminal record may be required where legally permissible and relevant.