Group Accountant (Consolidations)

Your reports shape real decisions at this agricultural co-operative in Pretoria East, so they must be right. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Pretoria East (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run

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

• CA(SA) with SAICA, or AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA) with SAIPA
• CIMA qualification for management accounting posts

• Study assistance for board exams
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Performance bonus linked to company results

• If you're applying for a SAICA training contract, check the firm is a registered training office before you apply.
• Open your CV with your qualification, your professional body and the ERP you know best; that's the shortlist filter.