Assistant Accountant (Audit Firm Client Services)

Your reports shape real decisions at this national retail chain head office in Sasolburg, so they must be right. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Home base is a national retail chain head office on the Sasolburg side of Free State.

• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks

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

• Consolidation experience across several companies
• Power BI or a similar BI tool
• CIMA qualification for management accounting posts

• Paid professional body membership fees
• Study assistance for board exams
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week

• Show what you improved, such as "cut month-end close from 10 days to 6"; results beat task lists.
• Open your CV with your qualification, your professional body and the ERP you know best; that's the shortlist filter.