Trainee Accountant (SAICA Training Contract)

An audit and advisory firm in Germiston needs an accountant who can close fast and explain the variances. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Home base is an audit and advisory firm on the Germiston side of Gauteng.

• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission

• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT

• CA(SA) with SAICA, or AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA) with SAIPA
• Consolidation experience across several companies

• Paid professional body membership fees
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Study assistance for board exams

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