Assistant Accountant
Core
Full booking function including daily operations supervision for accounts receivable and accounts payable, general ledger reconciliations, tax compliance, and financial analysis.
Role type
Assistant Accountant
Builds
Monthly management accounts, VAT returns, EMP201/EMP501 tax filings, and balance sheet/income statement reconciliations.
Domain
Accounting and Finance
Required skills
General ledger reconciliations, accounts receivable management, accounts payable processing, tax compliance (VAT, Provisional Tax), fixed asset register maintenance, financial statement preparation, error identification in historical entries, vendor account analysis, intercompany trading account management.
Preferred skills
Experience in an accounting firm, tertiary education in Bookkeeping or Finance.
Technologies
Microsoft Dynamics, Standard Bank Business Online, Excel, NAV, e-filing, easyfile, SARS systems.
Responsibilities
Supervise daily operations within accounts receivable and accounts payable; assist with tax returns and bookkeeping; reconcile historical entries and general ledger; prepare working papers for internal and external audits; perform periodic financial analyses to detect and resolve problems; manage fixed asset and tax asset registers.
Seniority
Mid-level, 5+ years preferred