Management Accountant (Retail Group)

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at a national retail chain head office in Isando. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The work is in Isando, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary

• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One

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

• Paid professional body membership fees
• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Study assistance for board exams

• Open your CV with your qualification, your professional body and the ERP you know best; that's the shortlist filter.
• Show what you improved, such as "cut month-end close from 10 days to 6"; results beat task lists.