Assistant Accountant

At I&J, part of AVI
, we combine close to 115 years of excellence with a forward‑thinking approach to the fishing industry. As a leader in premium seafood, including Cape Hake and farmed Cape Abalone, we are committed to sustainability, innovation, and empowering local communities. Our latest innovation, Air‑Fri’kn Amazing, brings bold flavours and crispy perfection to your air fryer, showcasing our passion for quality and customer‑centric excellence.

• Industry Leader:
  Work with a renowned brand known for premium Cape Hake and farmed Abalone.
• Sustainability Focused:
  Contribute to responsible fishing practices with MSC accreditation.
• Community Impact:
  Be part of a company that empowers and invests in local communities.

Your Next Career Move Starts Here! Join our I&J Head Office in Woodstock
, Cape Town as an ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT and play a key role in maintaining the integrity of payroll‑related accounting, staff debtors, employee benefit accounting, general ledger reconciliations, month‑end reporting, budgeting support, and finance business partnering to Group HR, Group Risk and Group Technical.

• Reports to:
  
  Financial Accountant

• Prepare monthly general ledger reconciliations and ensure all reconciling items are investigated and resolved promptly.
• Prepare recurring journals and month‑end accounting entries.
• Prepare payroll related accounting journals and supporting reconciliations.
• Prepare foreign currency revaluation journals and reconciliations.
• Prepare month‑end disclosure schedules and supporting documentation.
• Assist with month‑end and year‑end financial close activities.
• Ensure financial records are complete, accurate and comply with company policies and accounting standards.

• Process payroll invoices accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Verify payroll related invoices for completeness and correctness prior to payment.
• Ensure compliance with payroll accounting procedures and internal controls.
• Prepare payroll clearing account reconciliations and resolve reconciling items.
• Support payroll accounting queries from internal stakeholders.

• Administer the employee share scheme, including maintaining the employee share register and processing employee movements.
• Prepare leave pay and annual bonus provision calculations and accounting entries.
• Maintain staff debtor accounts, including bursaries, employee loans and other recoverable balances.
• Monitor staff debtor recoverability and follow up on outstanding balances.

• Review monthly cost centre expenditure and ensure expenditure is allocated correctly.
• Provide variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Assist business managers with finance related queries.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.

• Prepare budget and forecast templates.
• Capture approved budgets and forecasts into SAP.
• Assist with budget consolidations and variance analysis and support monthly forecasting activities.

• Process employee expense claims and reimbursements.
• Ensure claims comply with company policy and resolve any employee reimbursement queries.

• Maintain compliance with internal financial controls and company policies.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and reporting efficiencies.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests.
• Recommend improvements to finance systems and reporting processes.

• Minimum 2‑3 years’ experience in an accounting working environment

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Accounting or Finance

• Experience using SAP ERP
• Strong Microsoft and Excel skills
• General ledger accounting, budgeting and forecasting knowledge
• Knowledge of Financial reporting
• Balance sheet recons and variance analysis