Stock & Fixed Assets Accountant, Cape Town

SUMMARY:

We are seeking a Stock & Fixed Assets Accountant for a permanent role based in Cape Town / St. Helena Bay,  Western Cape.

POSITION INFO:

Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:
 

• Comm (Accounting) Degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in the Fishing or FMCG environment.
• High degree of current technical accounting and taxation knowledge.
• Customer/Stakeholder focused, service oriented and performance driven.
• Very strong (above advanced) Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Having Business Central or equivalent accounting system knowledge will be advantageous
• Analytical skills, good communication skills, innovative & good organizing skills
• Be able to meet deadlines
• Willing to travel between Cape Town & St. Helena Bay

• Ensure that finished production orders are done, timeously, with all completed consumption of consumables and costing.
• Monthly stock takes with stock clerk and the review and sign off all stock sheets to verify stock variances.
• Management of fixed assets, depreciation and amortization schedules.
• Bank asset finance, stock and capex code issuing etc.
• Assist with compilation of all statutory returns that fall in area of control.
• Oversee daily monitoring and clearing of the system suspense buckets by reviewing applicable reconciliations.
• Assist with preparation of monthly management accounts in Annual Financial Statement format, Budgets, Forecasts, explaining variances/deltas (Budget vs Actuals).
• Assist with timeous compilation and issuing of our FIVE entities Management Accounts (PF, DUIN, SPP, VIVA, WVB)
• Assist with the preparation of annual operational and production budgets for all 5 entities.
• Prepare Monthly and Year End Journals.
• Assist with providing internal and external auditors with all supporting schedules/evidence required.
• Assist with Submission of VAT returns and Clear VAT Control Accounts and deal with SARS queries and information.
• Ensure that all fixed assets functions are adhered to comply with IFRS and tax requirements.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations.