Accountant at Oza Holdings

• To own the day-to-day accounting and month-end process for the Zarbon entities (ZAR, ZFL, ZNG), maintaining accurate records, clean reconciliations, and reliable financial data for review by the Senior Accountant — within a high-volume coal trading and logistics environment.

Key responsibilities
General ledger & month-end

• Prepare and post journals, accruals, and prepayments for the Zarbon entities.
• Perform monthly bank, balance sheet, and control account reconciliations.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, including logistics assets (vehicles, equipment).
• Prepare entity month-end packs for Senior Accountant review.

Inventory & cost of sales

• Reconcile stock ledgers to the general ledger and investigate variances.
• Verify landed costs (freight, duties, clearing) on imported goods.
• Support stock counts and process count adjustments.

Creditors & imports

• Process and reconcile supplier accounts, including foreign suppliers.
• Account for foreign exchange differences on import transactions.
• Match purchase orders, GRNs, and invoices (3-way matching).

Debtors

• Process customer invoices, allocate receipts, and reconcile debtor accounts.
• Support the collections process.

Tax & compliance

• Prepare VAT reconciliations and returns for Senior Accountant review (SARS eFiling).
• Provide supporting inputs for provisional and income tax to the Senior Accountant.
• Maintain audit and tax supporting documentation; assist with audit queries for the Zarbon entities.

Qualifications
Minimum

• BCom Accounting or equivalent.

Preferred

• Completed SAICA / SAIPA articles, or studying toward a professional designation.

Experience
Minimum

• 3 years' accounting experience, including ownership of a month-end process.

Preferred

• Experience in trading, logistics, distribution, or mining.
• Exposure to multi-currency and import transactions.

Technical skills

• Working knowledge of IFRS / IFRS for SMEs and inventory / cost accounting.
• VAT and general SARS compliance.
• Proficiency in [Sage / Pastel / SAP / Syspro] and strong Excel skills.