Senior Accountant

Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Posted on 05/14/2024

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join the Port Elizabeth team.

• Supervise and initiate the processing of client information receipts, sales invoices, purchase invoices
• Perform bank reconciliations
• Processing and reconciling of Petty Cash and cash control accounts
• Keeping of a fixed asset register
• General journals – e.g., depreciation, provisions, interest, salaries, stock, etc.
• Process journal entries e.g., new installment sale agreements, interest on borrowings, provisions, accruals of income and expenses, bad debts etc.
• Distinguish between finance and operating leases
• Foreign exchange transactions
• Reconcile debtors and creditors statements
• Correct accounting treatment on disposal of assets (property, plant & equipment) and investments and the calculation of the taxation on capital gains/losses
• Analyse the resulting trial balance for mistakes / deviations and be able to discuss the results with the client
• Analytical review of AFS – GP%, inventory days, creditors days, debtors days
• Ability to record books from insufficient records
• Produce a draft set of financials according to generally accepted accounting practice and a working paper file according to the standards per the training file for sole proprietors, close corporations, trusts, partnerships, small business corporations, farmers and Body Corporates

• Grade 12 with Accounting
• BCom Degree or Diploma
• Minimum 5 years experience in an Accounting Firm