One of the country’s leading fruit exporters, recruits for an Accountant: Northern Cape Farms to add to the Company’s human resources talent pool. This vacancy offers a challenging role to a dynamic individual, who is motivated by a high performance environment.
Reporting to the Assistant Finance Manager: Farms you will be based on the farms in the Augrabies area (Northern Cape).
Minimum knowledge & experience required to perform this job competently:
Education & Experience:
Formal tertiary accounting qualifications with at least 3-5 years’ accounting work experience – preferably in the fruit and/or primary agricultural industry. SAICA articles advantageous.
Key Performance Areas (KPA’s):
KPA’s will include (but are not limited to) the following essential responsibilities:
Leadership • You will manage a team of financial clerks on the farm Accounts Payable • Accurate processing of Weekly Payment Batches • Accurate and Timely Vendor Recons
• Oversight and review of Accounts Payable Invoices captured by Finance Clerks. Accurate and Timely payments according to payment terms.
Accounts Receivable • Accurate and Timely AR invoices • Accurate and Timely AR Recons.
Bank and Cashbook • Accurate processing of Bank Statements (weekly) • Accurate and Timely Bank Recons. • Accurate and Timeous Weekly update of 6 Weekly cash forecasts Fixed Asset Management • Accurate processing of Fixed Asset Acquisitions and disposals • Updating and Review of Asset Registers • Accurate calculation of Asset Depreciation • Management of capex budgets and expenses.
Inventory Management • Periodic Inventory Counts/Adjustments/Recons Salary Management • Complete accurate Bonus/Leave Provisions • Accurate processing of Wage Payments
• Accurate and timely staff general recons • Accurate and timely wage expense accounts • Process Wage journals Month End Close • Processing of accounting entries for Month End Close up to Trial Balance • Complete accurate GL Recons.
Statutory Submissions • Assist with submission of VAT 201 • Assist with submission of EMP201 • Complete monthly income tax and deferred tax calculations/workings • Assist with Submission of IRP501 Intercompany • Ensure accurate intercompany accounts with agreed balances on periodic basis • Accurate processing of all Fruit and Related Journals from Dole SA Filing and Other Ad Hoc Tasks • Assist Farms and Projects Team with Filing and other Ad Hoc Tasks (Budget / Audit / Other Compliance)
Attributes / Requirements:
- Leadership
- Accountability
- Teamwork
- Attention to detail
- Problem Solving
- Analytical
- Good computer software skills (MS Office and Accpac preferable)
- Good communication & interaction skills with people on all levels in the organization
- Ability to adhere to strict deadlines
- Disciplined
- Creative & entrepreneurial
Email CV in WORD format: cvs@agricruitment.co.za
Please consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within 2 weeks.
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