Group Accountant (Consolidations)

Your reports shape real decisions at this mid-sized manufacturing group in Alberton, so they must be right. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Alberton, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance

• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased

• Completed articles at an audit firm
• Power BI or a similar BI tool
• CA(SA) with SAICA, or AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA) with SAIPA

• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions
• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Paid professional body membership fees

• 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.