Accountant / Management Accountant

SUMMARY:
Our client in the FMCG / Manufacturing industry is currently looking to employ an experienced Accountant / Management Accountant; based in Queenstown (Eastern Cape) The Account will oversee the financial function ensuring accuracy, compliance and strategic insights. The Accountant will play a crucial role in the preparation of monthly reports, reconciliations, accruals and month-end journals.

A wonderful career opportunity awaits you.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• Grade 12.
• CIMA qualification or B.com Accounting.
• 3 Years’ experience within the FMCG industry.
• 5 Years’ experience in management accounting.
• Financial Reporting experience.
• Costing experience.

• Provide tools to measure costs and analyse financial information to identify opportunities for cost reduction and revenue enhancement.
• Deliver regular and detailed feedback to managers on financial results, including KPI reports generated through Jet reports.

• Prepare and submit the Monthly Pack by the 15th of the following month, including Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash Flow Statements, and Cost to Serve reports.
• Generate other management reports as required, ensuring accuracy and relevance.

• Process month-end journals accurately and in a timely manner.
• Analyse monthly results to identify anomalies, address errors, and prevent recurrence.
• Assist with Balance Sheet reconciliations and VAT reconciliations.

• Assist in the preparation and review of yearly budgets, rolling budgets, and 5-year financial forecasts.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including VAT Act and deadlines for submission of returns and financial reports to Stats SA.

• Assist in ensuring effective internal controls, including involvement in stock takes and ad hoc internal audit tasks.
• Maintain audit files and assist auditors during external audits, implementing corrective measures as needed.

• Support finance-related tasks as required for ad hoc projects.
• Compile month-end cash flow summaries for the Financial Director .

• Ensure the timely preparation of an unqualified external audit report by 31 August and provide audit files to auditors by 1 May.
• Maintain audit files on a monthly basis for the next year's audit, including balance sheet reconciliations, VAT reconciliations, loan reconciliations, and other necessary reconciliations.