Assistant Accountant (Audit Firm Client Services) – Fixed-Term

Your reports shape real decisions at this national retail chain head office in Kariega, so they must be right. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Kariega (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance

• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased
• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs

• CA(SA) with SAICA, or AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA) with SAIPA
• Completed articles at an audit firm

• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Study assistance for board exams

• Open your CV with your qualification, your professional body and the ERP you know best; that's the shortlist filter.
• Recruiters check Excel skill live, so be ready to build a pivot table and a reconciliation in the interview.