Finance Manager (SME)

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at a logistics company in Benoni. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is Benoni-based, with most of your time spent at a logistics company.

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

• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT

• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions
• Study assistance for board exams

• Recruiters check Excel skill live, so be ready to build a pivot table and a reconciliation in the interview.
• If you're applying for a SAICA training contract, check the firm is a registered training office before you apply.