Temp Assistant Accountant at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description

• Join Lactalis at our offices in Western Cape and take on the challenge role as the Temp Assistant Accountant.
• You will be responsible for supporting the department by completing routine clerical and accounting tasks.

Required Skills

• Accounting degree or relevant Tertiary qualification.
• Experience in a financial function will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of BPCS is advantageous.
• A resilient individual with excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to respect the deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Computer Literate (MS Office, Word & Excel)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Three-way matching and processing of invoices.
• Reconciling vendor accounts and preparing documentation for payment of creditors.
• Complete documentation and arrange for new vendors to be created on the system and maintaining vendor terms.
• Matching all balances in the Debtors bank account with amounts in the General ledger.
• Involvement in the month end process, including journal preparation and posting.
• Reconciliation on transport charges and recoveries.
• Balance sheet reconciliations of selected accounts.
• Involvement in the income tax preparation process
• Filing and archiving of documents.
• Ad Hoc financial reporting requests and tasks as required.

Closing Date

• 2025/07/31