Junior Financial Accountant

SUMMARY:
Junior Financial Accountant:
Our client, a leading distributor of value-added cable and networking systems, is currently seeking a Junior Financial Accountant with strong compliance knowledge and expertise in IFRS, POPI, and FIC regulations to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements, monitoring internal controls, and supporting audits and tax filings.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements:

• Essential: BCom Degree in Accounting.
• Beneficial: Honours Degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Up to date with current IFRS standards.
• Knowledge of the most recent tax legislation.
• Familiar with the latest payroll legislation and guides.
• Strong compliance and regulatory knowledge, especially regarding POPI and FIC.
• Experience working with Microsoft Business Central or various ERPs (excluding Pastel).
• Proficiency in MS Excel.
• High levels of integrity and ethical behaviour in financial management.
• Ability to manage large volumes of work efficiently and accurately.

• Monthly reconciliation and sign-off of credit card transactions, petty cash, and fleet card transactions.
• Record, process, and report on FECs, revaluations, gain/loss accounts, allocate foreign payments, and process forex transactions to the P&L.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Validate and approve Creditors' reconciliations and payment requests on a monthly basis.
• Analyse, correct, and validate inventory valuation General Ledger balances.
• Calculate depreciation, process journals, and manage fixed assets.
• Conduct full month-end checks and reconciliations for Botswana and Namibia branches.
• Perform interest calculations and intercompany reconciliations on shareholder loans.
• Monthly VAT validation, calculation, and reconciliations; submit report and reconciliation to Financial Manager for approval, submission, and payment.
• Ensure on-time submission, dispute management, and overall compliance for all branches related to VAT, EMP201, annual employer reconciliation submissions, IRP5 issuance, and CIT.
• Conduct a second check on General Ledger to ensure all transactions are processed on time, accurately, and in full by the 8th of each month.
• Ensure IFRS compliance across all processes.
• Load payments and validate beneficiaries.
• Oversee the full payroll function and submit payroll to Financial Manager for approval.
• Manage the internal budget process annually in collaboration with Financial Manager.
• Compile and issue monthly financial reports and consolidations.
• Ensure company secretarial compliance.

• Conduct Half-Year and Year-End financial reporting (group reports, internal vs budget P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
• Centralise and automate reporting processes.
• Streamline processes to increase efficiency and ensure deadlines are met.
• Hold overall responsibility for POPI and FIC compliance.
• Create and maintain accurate, timely, and useful Qlik dashboard reporting.
• Compile board reporting packs when required.
• Assist with any additional tasks as assigned by management.
• Collaborate closely with the Operations Accountant and Financial Manager.