Trainee Accountant (SAICA Training Contract) – Immediate Start

Your reports shape real decisions at this mid-sized manufacturing group in Montague Gardens, so they must be right. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a mid-sized manufacturing group on the Montague Gardens side of Western Cape. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission

• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT
• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One

• Power BI or a similar BI tool
• Completed articles at an audit firm
• Consolidation experience across several companies

• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions
• Study assistance for board exams

• Recruiters check Excel skill live, so be ready to build a pivot table and a reconciliation in the interview.
• Open your CV with your qualification, your professional body and the ERP you know best; that's the shortlist filter.