Financial Accountant (Manufacturing) – Experienced

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at a logistics company in Richards Bay. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Richards Bay (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run
• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads

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

• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Study assistance for board exams
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions

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