Fixed Asset Accountant (Mining)

You'll own the monthly numbers for a private school trust in Richards Bay, from journals to the management pack. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

The work is in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances

• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT

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

• Show what you improved, such as "cut month-end close from 10 days to 6"; results beat task lists.
• Recruiters check Excel skill live, so be ready to build a pivot table and a reconciliation in the interview.