Financial Accountant

Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Month-End

• Lead and support month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare management accounts, financial statements, and statutory reports
• Perform variance analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
• Ensure accurate posting of journals and transaction cut-offs
• Maintain general ledger integrity and complete balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare audit-ready documentation and supporting schedules

• Manage accounts receivable and credit control processes
• Open and maintain customer accounts and master data
• Monitor customer credit limits and ageing analysis
• Follow up on overdue accounts and resolve payment disputes
• Ensure accurate allocation of receipts and debtor reconciliations
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and annual sales and debtor reports

• Perform daily cashbook processing and reconciliations
• Prepare and maintain cash flow forecasts
• Monitor liquidity, payment cycles, and bank balances
• Manage foreign currency reconciliations and revaluations
• Monitor forex exposure and assist with exchange control requirements
• Liaise with banking institutions

• Review and process monthly payroll
• Reconcile payroll-related accounts including salaries, bonuses, and leave provisions
• Process payments to employees and service providers
• Prepare statutory submissions including EMP
  201, EMP
  501, UIF, and related reports

• Perform inventory valuations and reconciliations
• Monitor stock movements, adjustments, and ageing
• Support stock counts and investigations
• Prepare inventory reports including stock on hand, in-transit, and ageing analysis

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, company policies, and relevant legislation
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Ensure segregation of duties and adherence to approval processes
• Support internal and external audit processes
• Maintain audit files and supporting documentation
• Assist with VAT reconciliations and statutory tax submissions
• Support income tax calculations and deferred tax schedules

• BCom Finance or equivalent qualification
• 3–5 years’ experience in a Financial Accountant role
• Experience with in a manufacturing or production environment is essential
• Strong full-function accounting experience (GL, reconciliations, reporting, payroll)
• Experience with Sage Evolution or similar ERP systems (advantageous)