Accountant

Accountants record, report on and analyse an organisation's finances: bookkeeping, month-end, tax, budgeting, audits and financial statements. Seniority ranges from creditors and debtors clerks to financial managers.

Open vacancies
143
New this week
83
Entry-level
4
Remote
26

How to get into this career

  • Bookkeeping and junior roles often ask for an accounting diploma or degree.
  • Becoming a chartered accountant, CA(SA), involves an accredited degree and postgraduate study, a SAICA-registered training programme and professional exams.
  • SAIPA, CIMA and ACCA are other professional routes.

Open entry routes right now: 2 graduate programmes.

Requirements vary by employer. Always check the advert.

What employers are asking for

Skills mentioned in adverts

  • Microsoft Excel (67)
  • Bookkeeping (36)
  • Sage / Pastel (31)
  • Payroll (30)
  • IFRS (16)
  • Microsoft Office (15)
  • Xero (14)
  • Afrikaans (8)
  • Agile / Scrum (7)
  • Data entry (5)
  • Driver's licence (4)
  • SAP (3)

Minimum qualification asked for

  • Degree47 (69%)
  • Diploma14 (21%)
  • Matric / Grade 125 (7%)
  • Certificate / N-level / trade2 (3%)

Advertised monthly salary

R35 000

median; middle half R22 500–R41 500, from 21 adverts that state a salary.

Where the jobs are

Provinces

Cities

  • Johannesburg10 (7%)
  • Centurion9 (6%)
  • Midrand9 (6%)
  • Durban6 (4%)
  • Cape Town5 (3%)
  • Pretoria5 (3%)

Employers hiring

Latest accountant vacancies

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ContractAccounting & Finance

Accountant

SomewhereRemote (South Africa)R35 000 – R70 000 per month

This is a full-time remote role for an Accountant at a US based company. The Accountant will act as a financial controller and will be responsible for managing the company's books, financial planning, financial reporting, record keeping, risk analysis and more.

PermanentAccounting & Finance

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT - (BCom)

SRG RecruitmentSouth Africa

A degree in Accounting, Finance or related field is required, together with solid experience in general ledger, bank and balance sheet reconciliations, month-end reporting, management accounts, VAT, budgeting and cash flow. Strong IFRS knowledge, Sage Evolution and Excel skills are essential.

Accounting & Finance

Crypto Accountant

SomewhereRemote (South Africa)$2 000 – $3 000 per month

LOOKING FOR SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS WHO ARE BASED IN SOUTH AFRICA CANDIDATES We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Crypto Accountant to join our clients finance team, a leading accounting firm.

Accounting & Finance

Bookkeeper (REMOTE SOUTH AFRICA) - 22571859619

SomewhereRemote (South Africa)

We are a premium tea company committed to sourcing over 150 high-quality ingredients from more than 40 countries. We focus on offering flavorful and healthy loose-leaf teas and have a deep commitment to social impact.

Figures are based on live vacancies indexed by SPANi whose job titles match this career; they describe SPANi's index, not the whole labour market. Salary figures use only adverts that state a monthly rand salary.

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