Financial Accountant at Weylandts Furniture Cape Town (Pty) Ltd

Job Description

• Working within our Finance team, this position will be responsible for a range of accounting activities for multiple companies within the Group. You will report to the Financial Manager.
• This position will be based in Durbanville.
• Main Accountabilities include but are not limited to:

Daily/Weekly:

• Management of the Finance Administration team
• Ensuring DEXT/APMax/XERO are up to date with processing turnarounds per normal SLA with Finance Administration team
• Review and releasement of payments
• GRN Health Check across SYSPRO
• AP and AR age analysis reviews with instructions to Finance Administration team
• Management and capturing of Foreign Payment Cashflow

Monthly:

• Fixed Asset Register (FAR) maintenance (Additions/disposals/Depreciation) – as well as Wear & Tear register.
• Monthly Management Journals (Provisions/Accruals/Interbranch allocations)
• Intercompany – Loans and Invoicing (Cost Recoveries/Recharges)
• VAT Preparation for Financial Manager Review
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation preparation for review with Financial Manager

Technical skills:

• Honours degree in Accounting or suitable BCom degree (Management Accounting/Business Management)
• 2 – 3 years relevant accounting experience (Can include Articles)
• Advantageous if Articles have been completed, alternatively SAICA or CIMA Articles
• Excellent PC skills (MS Office, Syspro and Pastel experience would be advantageous)
• Good knowledge of IFRS standards

Personal skills and attributes:

• Excellent planning, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to exercise resilience when facing challenges
• Deadline driven
• Demonstrates a positive hands-on can-do attitude
• Able to work independently, yet be a team player
• Must be positive, energetic, a self-starter with excellent problem solving and decision making skills