Financial Accountant (Manufacturing) – Fixed-Term

Your reports shape real decisions at this private school trust in Fourways, so they must be right. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Fourways, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries

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

• Power BI or a similar BI tool
• CIMA qualification for management accounting posts

• Paid professional body membership fees
• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Study assistance for board exams

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