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Senior Accountant

Helderberg Personnel cc
Retreat Full-day Full-time

Description:

Our client, an well know wine estate, is seeking to employ a Senior Accountant to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a BComm Accounting Degree and 5 years’ experience. Key Responsibilities
  • Qualification - B.Com Accounting Degree
  • Experience - 5 years’ experience
Debtors & Cash Management
  • Oversee the full debtor function, including invoicing, returns, reconciliations, and ensuring accurate payment allocations in the accounting system (Temporary).
  • Prepare and distribute monthly customer statements and follow up on overdue accounts, resolving payment discrepancies promptly.
  • Prepare debtor ageing reports and assist with month-end financial close.
  • Perform debtor cash flow forecasting and calculate provision for doubtful debts based on above Debtor ageing analysis . Related Journal entries after approval received
  • Perform monthly reconciliation of hospitality sales transactions between the operational software to financial software (Sage Evolution).
Third-Party Billing
  • Prepare monthly third-party storage and service calculations and oversee invoicing thereof.
  • Oversee invoicing of sale of assets and related asset write off Journal
Assets & Balance Sheet Oversight
  • Maintain and reconcile all asset registers, including depreciation and amortisation calculations and journal processing.
  • Reconcile balance sheet line items and maintain supporting schedules.
  • Prepare monthly inter-company invoices and prepare inter-company payment processing for approval.
Supplier Payment review
  • Review weekly payment packs prior to release to the bank, ensuring accuracy and completeness
VAT, SAWIS , Inventory & Compliance
  • Assist with VAT submissions and related compliance tasks.
  • Support inventory valuations and reconciliation processes.
  • Assist with preparation of Sales information for SAWIS submissions
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies and statutory requirements
Financial Analysis & Reporting
  • Prepare variance analyses on income Statement items to ensure accurate and complete processing.
  • Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes and monitor actual vs. budget performance.
Audit, Month-End & Year-End Support
  • Assist with audit preparation and liaise with auditors as required.
  • Prepare supporting schedules for month-end and year-end reporting.
Process Improvement & Team Leadership
  • Identify opportunities to streamline finance processes, improve reconciliations, and enhance internal controls.
  • Provide guidance and mentoring to assistant Accountants
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, sales, and HR teams on finance-related queries.
  • Support ad hoc analysis, projects, and reporting requests from the finance team or management.

Requirements:

  • Qualification - B.Com Accounting Degree
  • Experience - 5 years’ experience
  • Oversee the full debtor function, including invoicing, returns, reconciliations, and ensuring accurate payment allocations in the accounting system (Temporary).
  • Prepare and distribute monthly customer statements and follow up on overdue accounts, resolving payment discrepancies promptly.
  • Prepare debtor ageing reports and assist with month-end financial close.
  • Perform debtor cash flow forecasting and calculate provision for doubtful debts based on above Debtor ageing analysis . Related Journal entries after approval received
  • Perform monthly reconciliation of hospitality sales transactions between the operational software to financial software (Sage Evolution).
  • Prepare monthly third-party storage and service calculations and oversee invoicing thereof.
  • Oversee invoicing of sale of assets and related asset write off Journal
  • Maintain and reconcile all asset registers, including depreciation and amortisation calculations and journal processing.
  • Reconcile balance sheet line items and maintain supporting schedules.
  • Prepare monthly inter-company invoices and prepare inter-company payment processing for approval.
  • Review weekly payment packs prior to release to the bank, ensuring accuracy and completeness
  • Assist with VAT submissions and related compliance tasks.
  • Support inventory valuations and reconciliation processes.
  • Assist with preparation of Sales information for SAWIS submissions
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies and statutory requirements
  • Prepare variance analyses on income Statement items to ensure accurate and complete processing.
  • Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes and monitor actual vs. budget performance.
  • Assist with audit preparation and liaise with auditors as required.
  • Prepare supporting schedules for month-end and year-end reporting.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline finance processes, improve reconciliations, and enhance internal controls.
  • Provide guidance and mentoring to assistant Accountants
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, sales, and HR teams on finance-related queries.
  • Support ad hoc analysis, projects, and reporting requests from the finance team or management.
26 Feb 2026;   from: careers24.com

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