Financial Accountant

A fast-paced, established, and reputable Liquor and FMCG Distribution Company is seeking a Financial Accountant to assist in their finance department. This is a contract position based in
Stellenbosch providing support and to our companies in Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana.

Duties and Responsibilities include:
 Monthly Creditors:
o Management of creditors system (ensuring all creditors processed accurately and paid
timeously).
o Ensuring VAT compliance of supplier invoices.
o Supervision of creditor clerks in country.
 Monthly payrolls:
o Payroll masterfile maintenance and setup.
o Preparation, review and reconciliation of payrolls.
o Preparation and submission of payments (medical aid, provident fund, salaries) and
contribution schedules.
o Preparation and submission of statutory payments and returns.
 Monthly withholding taxes:
o Preparation and submission of statutory payments and returns.
 Monthly VAT, deferred VAT and Alcohol levy:
o Monthly reconciliation of VAT/Alcohol levy.
o Preparation and submission of statutory payments and returns.
 Monthly GL reconciliation files:
o Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts (every month is a year-end).
o Bank reconciliations.
o Stock revaluation.
o Review of income statement against budget, investigation of variances and accruals.
 Monthly management accounts.
 Other Annual/Adhoc responsibilities:
o Setting up of annual budgets.
o Assisting with drafting of internally compiled annual financial statements.
o Assisting with tax provisional and annual tax computations.
o Assisting with other annual statutory submissions e.g. Annual PAYE/WHT reconciliations.
o Adhoc internal auditing.
Desired Experience & Qualifications:
 SAIPA/SAICA articles/qualification preferable.
 Broad, hands-on exposure to all fields related to above duties and responsibilities.
 A good working knowledge of VAT and Tax (including Employees Tax).
 Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially in Excel (Advanced level excel preferable - vlookups, pivots
etc).
 Hands-on experience in Payspace, VIP and Draftworx would be advantageous.
 Decent knowledge of IFRS.
Personal attributes:
 Your “attention to detail” skills should be very strong.
 You should be meticulous and accurate when working.
 You should be able to multi-task.
 You should be deadline driven.
 You should be a motivated individual with a strong willingness to learn and develop oneself.
 You should be able to analyse a problem and propose possible solutions.
 You should be able to work well within a team as well as independently.
 You should be able to take responsibility for your role in the team.
 You should be able to articulate yourself well (in English and Afrikaans) as you will be dealing with a
staff compliment diverse of skills and culture.