Trainee Accountant (SAICA Training Contract)

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at a national retail chain head office in Pietermaritzburg. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run

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

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

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

• Recruiters check Excel skill live, so be ready to build a pivot table and a reconciliation in the interview.
• If you're applying for a SAICA training contract, check the firm is a registered training office before you apply.