Job title: Assistant Accountant – East Rand
Company: Performer Recruitment
Job description: IntroductionOur client is seeking an Assistant Accountant with strong account reconciliation skills and sound financial understanding.The Group represents an innovative and comprehensive basket of quality hygiene and safety products tailored for various industries, including hospitality, food & beverage, healthcare, laundry, institutional, mining, engineering, manufacturing, and transport. Their offerings encompass manufacturing capabilities in chemicals and aerosols, an industrial paper converting operation, personal protective equipment, workwear, market-leading hygiene dispensers, and a comprehensive consumable range. With over 30 years of industry experience and a vast national warehousing and distribution network, they excel in delivering tailored solutions and value across the supply chain.Duties & Responsibilities
- Daily Cashbook posting
- Track monthly expense spend against budgets – overs to be reported to Financial Director / Management
- Checking/Preparing Creditor Recons & sorting out discrepancies with/on supplier accounts
- Keep Instalment Sale Amortisation Schedules updated and monthly journals btwn balance sheet & expenses to keep liabilities & deferred finance charges reconciled.
- Capture Imports (stock vs shipping costs)
- Regular Intercompany Trading & Loan Account Reconciliations
- Capture and process expense claims for Branches / Staff monthly
- Monthly Bank Recons
- Update Transport schedule monthly
- Capture all Fleet account expenses monthly
- Capture and recon all company credit card expenses monthly
- Keep company cellphone and landline schedules updated monthly, assist with new contracts / terminations
- Assist with quarterly stock takes (counting & capturing)
- Assist with annual financial audits
- Prepare VAT Recons & Reports to send to FD for e-filing.
- Payroll journals and prepare reconciliations between payroll system & financial system
- Ad hoc accounting assistance within the department as and when required
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Matriculation, plus Tertiary/Formal Qualification in Accounting (Degree/Diploma)
- Own/reliable Transport
- Neat and presentable
- Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
- Strong organizational skills
- Able to work unsupervised
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Computer Literacy in:
- MS Office (Very good Excel Skills – V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, Use of Formulas)
- Email (Outlook)
- Accounting Program – Pastel Evolution
- Inventory Control Software – SAP/BPO
- Strong account reconciliation skills and sound financial understanding
- Minimum of 5 years work experience at the same level/in the same position
Expected salary: R300000 – 329999 per year
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Job date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:32:15 GMT
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