Management Accountant (Retail Group)

You'll own the monthly numbers for an audit and advisory firm in Prospecton, from journals to the management pack. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Prospecton, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

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

• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased

• Study assistance for board exams
• Paid professional body membership fees
• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions

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