Accountant CA(SA) - Ekurhuleni Johannesburg

• Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Degree.
• Qualified CA(SA)
• 1-3 years’ experience in financial accounting field.
• Logistics or courier business experience will be advantageous.
• Good planning & organising skills
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Attention to detail – meticulous
• South African citizen with clear criminal record
• Working hours 07:30 – 17:00 – office based, not remote

Duties:

• Executes on the financial reporting, budgeting and accounting function for RSA and Group
• Planning, studying and collecting data to determine costs of business activity such as purchases, inventory, labour, overtime, fuel, owner driver costs etc.
• Analyse changes in business activity, direct costs or services provided to determine effects on costs and profitability
• Review branch, company and group cost results
• Interpret and provide insight related to branch, company and group structures
• Perform scenario analysis to determine possible future cost and profitability structures
• Assist with designing a costing model to assist and support the revenue assurance function. Costing model to include benchmarks and targets related to recovery rates, overhead absorption rates, costs
• Provide timeous recommendations to management with regards costs analysis
• Assists with preparation of branch, company and group budgets, forecasts and benchmarks
• Prepare monthly journal entries, document financial transactions by entering account information
• Analyse monthly profit and loss statements for all branches and all business units
• Perform variance analysis on select GL accounts
• Recommends financial actions by analysing accounting options
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports that management may require
• Responds and addresses financial audit queries
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
• Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information
• Secures financial information by completing data base backups
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls
• Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
• Complies with financial legal requirements (including Tax, Vat, IFRS etc) by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions
• Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing account information and trends
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge
• Assist with managing owner driver costs

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