Finance Manager (SME)

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at a national retail chain head office in Hammarsdale. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Home base is a national retail chain head office on the Hammarsdale side of KwaZulu-Natal. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules

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

• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Paid professional body membership fees
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions
• Study assistance for board exams

• 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.