Financial Accountant (Manufacturing)

Your reports shape real decisions at this audit and advisory firm in Soweto, so they must be right. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is Soweto-based, with most of your time spent at an audit and advisory firm.

• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries

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

• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Study assistance for board exams
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions

• Open your CV with your qualification, your professional body and the ERP you know best; that's the shortlist filter.
• Recruiters check Excel skill live, so be ready to build a pivot table and a reconciliation in the interview.