Financial Accountant

In brief

**Job Title**: Financial Accountant **Company**: RecruitMyMom **Overview** This permanent, full-time Financial Accountant role is with a market-leading ERP software provider, joining their team during a phase of growth and innovation. The position is based in their Vereeniging offices, with working hours from 07:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, offering some microflexibility. The role involves overseeing full-function accounting, secretarial, and compliance duties, alongside a key leadership function that includes managing a team of 4–5 admin and finance personnel, such as a Bookkeeper, HR Officer, and Admin Assistants. **What you will do** * Lead, mentor, and oversee a team of 4–5 finance, HR, and admin staff. * Perform monthly bookkeeping, management accounts, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, general ledger, and full annual audit preparation/coordination. * Conduct financial analysis to optimise profitability, pricing, and cost structures. * Manage taxation and compliance duties, including registrations, submissions, and SARS queries for VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL, Provisional, and Income Tax, as well as EMP501 and IRP5 reconciliations. * Handle company secretarial tasks such as CIPC submissions, annual returns, board meeting minutes, share registers, and company details. * Manage online banking, cash flow, credit lines, payment requisitions, debtor collections, and client credit vetting. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Education:** Tertiary accounting qualification e.g., BCom, BAcc. * **Experience:** Minimum 7–10 years of post-articles or senior finance experience. Experience in a software/IT firm is a strong advantage. * **Accounting Systems:** Experience with Sage Evolution or Xero is advantageous; the business plans to migrate to Xero, so setup and workflow implementation experience is ideal. * **Leadership & Drive:** A self-starter who can implement robust workflows, lead a team, and work autonomously in an energetic, growth-minded environment. * **Languages:** Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Afrikaans. **Who should apply** An experienced, driven Financial Accountant with a tertiary accounting qualification (e.g., BCom, BAcc) and a minimum of 7–10 years of post-articles or senior finance experience. Ideal candidates will have experience in a software/IT firm and be proficient in Sage Evolution or Xero, with setup and workflow implementation experience for Xero being particularly valuable. The role suits a self-starter who can implement robust workflows, lead a team, work autonomously in an energetic, growth-minded environment, and possesses strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Afrikaans. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/financial-accountant-recruitmymom-1 Source: myjobmag

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• Sage / Pastel
• Xero
• Bookkeeping
• Afrikaans

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