ACCOUNTANT (STILBAAI, WC)

Our client has a position available in their company for an Accountant, based in Still Bay, Western Cape. Minimum educational requirements and work experience:BCom Accounting degree or equivalent.5 years working experience in an accounting environment.Advanced Excel skills.Has previously managed a team.Experience in FMCG advantageous.JD Edwards experience advantageous. Functional and Technical Competencies:Management Reporting and Analytical Skills.Corporate Policies/Procedures and Internal Control.Financial Planning and Business Support.Company and Business Knowledge.Legal, Taxation and Compliance Issues.Treasury and Investment Management.Credit Management.Accounting Principles and Standards.Management Information Skills.Planning and organising. Behavioural Competencies:Quality Orientation.Planning and organizing.Problem Solving.Influencing Skills.Teamwork.Commercial Awareness.Adaptability. Leadership Competencies:Result Orientation.Live the Values.Team Management.People Development. Responsibilities:Processing of journal entries to General Ledger:Daily, weekly, and monthly journal entries processed when required.All journal entries are authorized and signed-off before being posted to general ledger.Supporting documentation for journal entries are attached to journal batches.Ensure correct GL coding, as per the chart of accounts, is used when journal entries are prepared.Ensure that corrective journal entries are posted for transactions identified during the General Ledger reconciliation process. Full accounting function up to trial balance and reconciliation of General Ledger accounts:Complete accounting processes up to trial balance.General ledger reconciliations are completed by the 15th of each month.Ensure that supporting documentation for reconciling entries are attached to the GL reconciliation.Identify and resolve reconciling discrepancies due to incorrect GL coding or incorrect automatic accounting instructions in the ERP system.Prepare the monthly GL reconciliation file for sign-off by the Finance Manager. Budgets and Estimates:Work with business stakeholders to prepare Annual Cash Budgets including Balance Sheet and Cash Flow projections, providing clear analysis on drivers of change vs previous years.Prepare Quarterly forecasts – Balance Sheet and Cash Flow – incorporating latest business context and input from business stakeholders.Ensure that all group budget and estimate deadlines and expectations are clearly communicated to the business and adhered to. Monitoring of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable:Oversee the AP and AR functions.Ensure that the Purchase to Pay process is adhered to and all payments have followed the approved company policy and delegation of authority.Ensure that the Sale to Cash process is adhered to and that all AR processes have followed the approved company policy. Inventory Analysis:Analyse monthly stock take and work with GM – Operations in understanding and resolving variances.Give input into optim