Junior Accountant

Durban - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Finance

Job Summary

Were on the lookout for an ambitious Junior Accountant who is eager to learn grow and contribute to a high-performing finance team. If youre detail-oriented numbers driven and excited about building a strong career in accounting this could be the perfect next step for you.

So what will you do

Assist the Financial Accountant in:
Gathering financial data to ensure that all financial transactions are valid accurate and complete on a monthly basis.
Ensuring compliance with IFRS SARS CIPC and other relevant legislation/regulations.
Ensuring accurate financial processing in preparation of monthly Trial Balance.
Ensuring accuracy existence & completeness of fixed asset register and cash book.

In addition to the above you will:

Fixed Asset Register:

Process all additions on a monthly basis.
Process disposals on a monthly basis.
Run depreciation and amortisation for month end.
Ensure fixed asset register reconciles to GL and to physical assets on hand
Ensure tax register is updated monthly.
Ensure asset card details are accurate at all times
Physical tagging of assets upon import into Fixed Asset Register.

Cashbook:

Ensure all cashbooks are processed daily/weekly.
Bank reconciliations performed weekly with no variances.
Accuracy of cashbook allocations.
Unallocated payments or receipts resolved timeously.

Reconciliation:

Prepare all balance sheet reconciliations for Financial Accountant review.
Ensure reconciling items are resolved timeously.

Journal Entries:

Assist Financial Accountant to prepare certain journal entries timeously for Finance Operations Manager review to ensure month end close deadlines are achieved.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

Assist Financial Accountant & FP&A Analyst in balance sheet and working capital budget (with an emphasis on cashflow forecasting).

Annual Auditing:

Assist in the annual audit process.
Provide supporting documents requested by external auditors timeously.

Value Added Tax:

Assist Financial Accountant in calculating accurate output and input tax values based on Value Added Tax Act.
Assist Financial Accountant in preparing VAT reconciliation to GL.

Qualifications :

BTech Accounting Degree/ Diploma or equivalent experience.
Completion of or study towards BCom Accounting Degree / Post Graduate Diploma would be advantageous.
Completion of or study towards CIMA SAIPA or equivalent would be advantageous.

Deal breakers:

2 years experience as a junior accountant bookkeeper or finance/debtors/creditors/fixed asset/cash book clerk or similar role in an operational finance team.
Experience in fintech financial services or similar industries would be advantageous.

Additional Skills & Knowledge:

Proven work experience as a Junior Accountant Bookkeeper or similar role.
Intermediate knowledge of MS Excel
Prior experience with MS Dynamics 365 would be advantageous.
Intermediate knowledge and experience in an accounting / ERP system
In-depth understanding of business bookkeeping procedures
Foundational knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
Foundational knowledge of the South African tax legal framework (i.e. income tax VAT PAYE etc.)
Foundational knowledge of other relevant South African legislation and regulations (i.e. Companies Act B-BBEE CIPC etc.)
Intermediate knowledge in systems of internal controls and best practices related to these
Intermediate knowledge in other finance operations and month-end / year-end close process
Intermediate knowledge of business working capital cycles.

Additional Information :

Perks of joining the Tribe

Work in a high-growth company with tangible results youre accountable for.
Competitive remuneration and benefits including reduced Gap cover rates. Medical Aid and Group Risk scheme contributions.
Visionary leadership.
Seize the opportunity for study leave.
Access to on-demand learning at your fingertips.
Experience a friendly collaborative culture with a team of all-round-lekker humans(its true we surveyed our Employees and they told us so).
If you find yourselfat HQ coffee on tap and a selection of hot beveragesprovided by our very own onsite Barista.

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Employment Type :

Full-time