Trainee Accountant (SAICA Training Contract)

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at a private school trust in Krugersdorp. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

Home base is a private school trust on the Krugersdorp side of Gauteng.

• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission

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

• CIMA qualification for management accounting posts
• Completed articles at an audit firm
• CA(SA) with SAICA, or AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA) with SAIPA

• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions
• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week

• 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.