Financial Accountant (Manufacturing)

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at a logistics company in Isando. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Isando, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

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

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

• Power BI or a similar BI tool
• Consolidation experience across several companies

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

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