Assistant Accountant Job Durban area,South Africa,Accounting

Job Advert Summary We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering accurate, reliable, and timely financial information to Plant Management, enabling informed business decisions and driving operational excellence.

Grade 12 (Matric Certificate)
BCom / Diploma in Financial Accounting

Additional requirements:

Minimum 2 years’ experience in Finance / accounting role.

Duties & Responsibilities Financial Strategy:

Participate in organisational strategy management from a financial management perspective.

General Financial:

Provide Financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas of the business.
Maintain and update accounting system (ERP: BPCS)
Ensure compliance with internal control

Budget / Forecast:

Assist with preparation Operational budget and load budget on the system
Assist with preparation of Operational forecast on the system.

Financial reporting & General Ledger:

Prepare financial reports and returns.
Analyse and interpret finance reports and statistical data.
Generate information and report for internal and external use.
Investigate and action financial variances (budget/forecast).
Compile the weekly BU flash result and analyse variances.
Consolidate the compile the BU capex reports.
Compile weekly sales reports.
Compile balance sheet account reconciliation.
Investigate and action balance sheet account variances.
Prepare and Journal entries.

Audits and Financial Period – End processes:

Assist with preparations of the year-end statutory audit (External and Internal) in line with the consolidates audit plan.
Prepare ledger balance and an initial balance including all reconciliations, balance sheet accounts and support documentation.
Follow up and action Audit finding.

Cost Accounting:

Prepare and review details product costing analysis for all new parts
Review GP percentage of individual BOM’s and identify distress parts
Ensure that the routings reflect the time standards
Investigate Purchase price variances (PPV)
Identify improvement opportunity and make recommendation for improvement
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Creditors, Banking & Cash management:

Verify weekly transfer (Wages)
Review and authorise creditors reconciliations

Debtors:

Maintain and update the tooling account and reconciliation
Review and analyse the debtors age analysis, ensuring timely payments from customer.

CAPEX & Fixed assets:

Calculate ROI on proposed CAPEX
Complete CAPEX/disposal / transfer applications
Monitor and report CAPEX monthly spend vs budget
Maintain and update the fixed assets register (issues Asset No’s etc.)

Statutory Returns:

Comply with value
-added tax administration
Review statistics returns.

Stock Control:

Monitor and review holding
Oversee stock takes
Analyses and investigate stock count variances
Maintain the integrity of the stock Sub system.

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