Trainee Accountant (SAICA Training Contract)

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at a national retail chain head office in Brackenfell. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Brackenfell (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• 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
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run

• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased
• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups

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

• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Study assistance for board exams
• 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.
• If you're applying for a SAICA training contract, check the firm is a registered training office before you apply.