Multi-National manufacturing concern based in Pinelands, Cape Town

is looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their team.

The person should have a B Comm degree or similar, and experience in the tasks listed below, preferably within SAP or a similar ERP system.

The salary is negotiable depending on Experience between 20-25k pm basic pay plus medical aid and provident fund we also have an incentive scheme payable annually based on company and individual results

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT

Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliation preparation and load into SMART system

Cost Centre Reviews at month end to correct any mispostings

Insurance Claim administration

Assigned month-end journals – General accruals, Diners, Freight accrual, Prepayment (General & Insurance), Ariba

Product Liability claim administration – log and ensure ETQ data is supplied to support settlement

T&E month-end accrual, follow-up on outstanding claims, act as T&E Tax Manager ensuring correct VAT treatment of transactions, Credit Card administration

Wesbank – month-end journal, report for payroll and card administration

Contact for AP Queries for AP team including workflow

Act as Invoice Manager for South Africa, ensuring that all purchase orders raised are appropriately coded from a GL perspective

Non-PO List (Maintenance & Approver)

Freight Approver – correct coding of freight invoices, recharges processing if necessary, export related expenses passed on to Export Administrator for processing

Exports – review draft LC’s to ensure compliance advising on amendements, preparation of document pack for submission to relevant banks, liasing with Citibank on discrepancies

Consignment Stock Reconciliations

Initiation of Trades in Citipulse

Preparation and submission of required documentation to Citi once agreed to be paid

Preparation of monthly foreign payments for review and approval

Intercompany recharges / In-plant recharges to customers

Preparation of documentation for Annual Statutory audit

Monthly In-plant cost analysis

Key Competencies

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently and in a team

Planning and organising work

Customer focused

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

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