Junior Accountant - Helderberg CPT

Saturday, 20 July, 2024
anonymous    
Helderberg  

Exciting new opportunity within a division of a large diverse investment company. We are seeking a Junior Accountant to primarily assist on our offshore portfolio, with an emphasis on the agricultural division based in Australia.

The responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Ensure accurate processing of bank accounts and allocation of interest
  • Review, prepare, and post journal entries for prepaid expenses
  • Reconcile loan statements with Xero and update loan schedules
  • Review payroll expenses – allocate unallocated wages
  • Split payroll expenses per division
  • Review and allocate unallocated transactions
  • Split and allocate VAT and PAYE payments per division
  • Assist with weekly and monthly livestock reconciliations
  • Assist with quarterly inventory journals
  • Check and follow up on draft debtors/creditors transactions
  • Follow up on outstanding amounts receivable
  • Prepare, post and allocate divisional recharges
  • Prepare monthly intercompany loan reconciliation
  • Assist in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings
  • Assist with other/ad hoc accounting tasks
  • Prepare weekly production report
  • Liase with farm managers for weekly livestock information
  • Obtain quarterly inventory on hand information from farm managers
  • Work with farm managers to resolve any stock/inventory queries
  • Obtain monthly divisional expenditure information from operations manager
  • Review monthly divisional recharges and resolve queries with operations manager
  • Take minutes of meetings

Candidate Requirements

  • 2 – 3 years’ bookkeeping/accounting experience
  • SAICA/SAIPA article experience advantageous
  • Advanced competency in MS Excel
  • Intermediate level of competency in MS Office Outlook and Word
  • Proficiency in Xero accounting software
  • Relevant accounting qualification preferred
  • Great attention to detail
  • Good analytical, numerical and presentation skills
  • Deadline driven