Group Accountant (Consolidations)

You'll own the monthly numbers for a national retail chain head office in Vereeniging, from journals to the management pack. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Vereeniging, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs

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

• CIMA qualification for management accounting posts
• Completed articles at an audit firm

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

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