Trainee Accountant (SAICA Training Contract) – Permanent

You'll own the monthly numbers for a logistics company in East London, from journals to the management pack. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in East London (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances

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

• CIMA qualification for management accounting posts
• Power BI or a similar BI tool
• CA(SA) with SAICA, or AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA) with SAIPA

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

• 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.