Senior Accountant - - Brackenfell

Our client in the Logistics and Transportation industry is currently looking for a Senior Accountant. The successful candidate will be based in their Kraaifontein office.

Overall Role Function:

The overall objective of the Senior Accountant is to oversee general accounting operations by controlling and verifying financial transactions

Qualifications:

Matric
Computer Literacy (MS Office, Outlook)
Accounting Software (Microsoft Evolution)
Advanced Studies (Tertiary Diploma/Degree)
Completed SAICA/SAIPA articles will be an advantage

Responsibilities:

Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.
Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analysing account information.
Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries.
Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet profit and loss, and other statements.
Analyse financial trends.
Monthly Finance Reporting.
VAT Preparation and submissions.
Creating payment batches
Manage weekly and monthly payments.
Completes external audit by analysing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.
Assist with internal audits when required
Prepare Forecast costs and Revenues.
Prepare Budgets.
Maintenance on asset registers
Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
Secures financial information by completing database backups.
Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential