Financial Accountant - Durban

The Financial Accountant is responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and controlled group accounting.

The role covers the full accounting cycle from cashbook to trial balance to internal AFS preparation, while also supervising an intern and assisting with automation improvements.

This is a career-accelerating role offering exposure to multi-entity structures, trust accounting, internal financial statement preparation.

A. Main Entities (Daily & Monthly)

Daily cashbook imports and allocations

Weekly bank reconciliations

Full balance sheet reconciliations (WD6 deadline)

Month-end journals (accruals, provisions, corrections)

SARS, CIPC and Secretarial Maintenance

Monthly Variance Analysis

Fixed asset register updates

VAT reconciliation and submission support

Cash flow reporting inputs

B. Micro-Entities (Monthly)

Cashbook processing (intern assists)

Bank reconciliations

Monthly journals

Trial balance preparation

VAT for applicable entities

SARS, CIPC and Secretarial Maintenance

Annual internal AFS preparation

C. Trusts (Quarterly & Annual)

Loan account reconciliations

Investment schedules

Beneficiary schedules

Trustee documentation

SARS, CIPC and Secretarial Maintenance

Year-end trust AFS preparation

D. Automation & Systems Improvement

Collaborate with AI/IT Manager on system/AI driven automations

Maintain and improve Excel / Power Query templates

Implement process and control improvements

E. Intern Supervision

Delegate tasks (cashbook, recons prep, admin)

Review intern outputs

Provide training and guidance

Develop intern capability

Minimum Requirements

BCom Accounting

SAIPA or SAICA articles completed (preferred)

24 years post-articles experience

Strong balance sheet reconciliation skills

Experience with multi-entity accounting

Trust accounting exposure beneficial

Strong Excel skills (Power Query a plus)

ERP experience (SAP Business One advantageous)

Ability to work in a structured, deadline-driven environment

Competencies

High attention to detail

Strong organisational skills

Analytical thinker

Calm under pressure

Process-driven

Confident communicator

Ability to supervise and train juniors

Comfortable with technology and automation

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Daily cashbook posted by 11:00

Bank recons 100% complete weekly

All balance sheet recons complete by WD6

Trust packs complete by WD10 (quarterly)

No recon items older than 60 days

Two process improvements per quarter

Accurate month-end within group deadlines

Salary Range:

R30,000 R35,000 per month (CTC) based on experie