Financial Accountant - Sales

Description:

Financial Accountant- Sales

Key Performance Areas: The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Updating pricing, loading new items and recipes, and preparing day-end/month-end reports for the retail shops.
• Managing staff sales process at the retail shops including onboarding, offboarding, and monthly staff deductions.
• Preparing and posting commission journals, calculating monthly commissions, and reconciling deductions to GL entries and working papers.
• Assisting with yearly budgets, importing budgets into Business Central, and preparing monthly management accounts with variance analysis.
• Preparing various profitability reports.
• Supporting year-end audits with working papers and explanations, assisting with sales fridge audits, and maintaining fixed asset registers.
• Preparing statutory returns and ad hoc sales reports as required.

Knowledge and Skills: The qualification requirement for this position is a BCom Honours in Accounting (Chartered Accountant), ideally suited to a recently qualified CA. Exposure to retail or manufacturing operations with extensive knowledge of accounting principles, systems, controls, and related record keeping is essential. This position requires:

• Computer literacy in MS Office, especially advanced MS Excel.
• Knowledge of Business Central (BC) would be advantageous.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Deadline-driven approach with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Commitment to consistently delivering a high standard of work.

Requirements:

• Updating pricing, loading new items and recipes, and preparing day-end/month-end reports for the retail shops.
• Managing staff sales process at the retail shops including onboarding, offboarding, and monthly staff deductions.
• Preparing and posting commission journals, calculating monthly commissions, and reconciling deductions to GL entries and working papers.
• Assisting with yearly budgets, importing budgets into Business Central, and preparing monthly management accounts with variance analysis.
• Preparing various profitability reports.
• Supporting year-end audits with working papers and explanations, assisting with sales fridge audits, and maintaining fixed asset registers.
• Preparing statutory returns and ad hoc sales reports as required.

• Computer literacy in MS Office, especially advanced MS Excel.
• Knowledge of Business Central (BC) would be advantageous.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Deadline-driven approach with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Commitment to consistently delivering a high standard of work.