Trainee Accountant (SAICA Training Contract) – Immediate Start

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at an audit and advisory firm in Kuruman. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll report in Kuruman. Relocation is not covered for this one. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads

• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• 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
• Power BI or a similar BI tool

• Study assistance for board exams
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions
• 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.