Junior Accountant/Accountant

In brief

Overview This role is for a Junior Accountant/Accountant, recruited by FROGG Recruitment for their financial services client located in Bellville, Cape Town. The position requires an individual with a strong background in reconciliations, internal controls, transactional finance, and system processes. The successful candidate will be responsible for handling tasks from daily processing to month-end closing, maintaining high standards of record-keeping, precision, and accountability. The role offers a salary of R 400,000 to R 480,000 per annum and operates on a hybrid work model, with one day remote and four days in the office. What you will do * Capture daily AP/AR invoices, journals, and allocations accurately and completely on Sage, ensuring all daily and monthly responsibilities are delivered within agreed deadlines. * Perform quality reviews of input sheets and supporting documentation to verify key financial details before transactions are posted. * Prepare, load, and review payments and debit orders in strict compliance with banking and payment controls; maintain complete audit trails and supporting documentation. * Prepare settlement letters and reconcile/issue monthly invoice discounting statements, resolving queries promptly. * Perform Month-End Reconciliations. * Prepare accurate monthly VAT calculations, reconcile VAT control accounts, and maintain clean audit trails in strict adherence to statutory deadlines and internal controls. * Compile supporting schedules for the monthly trial balance and management accounts; assist with internal/external audit queries and maintain audit readiness. * Provide dependable cover across the finance team for cash flow updates, entity accounts, and peak-period processing. Requirements (from the original advert) * Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting * Minimum of 3 years’ relevant transactional accounting experience, preferably but not a must in lending, asset finance, financial services, or a strictly controlled corporate environment. * Practical working knowledge of Sage (or a comparable accounting system). * Advanced MS Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, complex reconciliations, and structured schedules). * Solid understanding of South African VAT principles, payment controls, and double-entry accounting. Who should apply The ideal candidate is action-oriented and possesses a solid foundation in reconciliations, internal controls, transactional finance, and system processes. They should be capable of seamlessly handling day-to-day processing through to month-end closing, and committed to upholding strict standards of record-keeping, precision, and accountability. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/finance-accounting/other-finance-accounting/bellville/junior-accountant-accountant-id-7582692 Source: jobmail

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• At least 3 years of experience.

• Microsoft Excel
• Sage / Pastel

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