Triton Express: Senior Accountant (Durban) at Plennegy Group

• The position of Senior Accountant has become available at Triton Express in Durban.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Processing of accounting transactions and journals
• Reconciliation of general ledger accounts
• Ensure timeous posting of all information to the general ledger, so as to comply with reporting deadlines
• Review of the monthly accounts for validity, accuracy and completeness of all transactions and ensure that they are posted to the correct accounts
• Perform monthly comparison to approved budgets and highlight any significant variances
• Preparation and distribution of internal financial statements and monthly management accounts
• Management and meeting of various deadlines
• Maintenance of general ledger accounts
• Preparation and reconciliations for year-end audit files
• Assistance with year-end audit
• Monthly preparation and submission of vat returns and reconciliations, ensuring deadlines are met
• Review and approval of daily payments in line with internal controls
• Support to operational teams and assisting them with solutions when required
• Responding to requests for financial information
• Compilation of budgets and forecasts
• Involvement of ad-hoc finance projects
• Analytical and operational accounting calculations
• Various administrative functions within the financial roles of the organisation, eg banking, CIPC, etc
• Ensuring cross border documents and information is supplied, where necessary
• Liaising with “on the ground” administrators
• Supply timeous, complete and accurate information for decision making purposes
• Ensure compliance to all financial legislative and regulatory requirements
• Understanding of accounting software and support to users

REQUIREMENTS:

• Understanding of IFRS and IAS
• Understanding of legislative and regulatory requirements of business
• Sound knowledge of Vat, Income Taxes and Payroll Taxes
• High level of proficiency as a user of software / accounting packages (preferably SAGE X3)
• Overall technical proficiency
• High degree of analytical and technical skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office knowledge
• Ability to travel when required
• Own transport to and from work and valid driver’s licence
• Ability to manage themselves and their time
• Self-starter who requires little to no managing
• Strong attention to detail
• Team player
• Hard worker
• No criminal record
• Demonstrates the ability to analyse and resolve problems
• Ability to prioritise work schedules and meet departmental deadlines
• Exceptional communication skills (read, write, and speak)
• A high degree of integrity required
• Progressive, innovative and an “out-of-the-box” thinker
• Accounting qualification from a reputable institution
• Preferably served articles in a reputable audit firm
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior position in a finance function