Finance Manager (SME)

Your reports shape real decisions at this logistics company in Johannesburg CBD, so they must be right. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll be based at a logistics company in Johannesburg CBD. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs

• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT

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

• If you're applying for a SAICA training contract, check the firm is a registered training office before you apply.
• Show what you improved, such as "cut month-end close from 10 days to 6"; results beat task lists.