Centurion: Junior Accountant posted by Hire Resolve

About the Role

A well-established telecommunications company is seeking a Junior Accountant to join their finance team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing supplier transactions, supporting procurement activities, maintaining financial records, and assisting with cash flow management, reconciliations, audit preparation, and budget tracking.

Key Responsibilities

• Process, maintain, and capture supplier transactions and master data
• Manage the procurement process from requisition to payment
• Monitor and update business cash flow forecasts daily
• Assist with financial reporting, reconciliations, and audit preparation
• Ensure invoices are matched against requisitions, purchase orders, and goods received notes
• Verify quantities, quality, descriptions, and pricing for all supplier documentation
• Ensure all documents are properly authorized and comply with approval levels
• Process invoices in the Accounts Payable module with correct GL and vendor coding
• Apply correct VAT treatment to all invoices
• Prepare and submit creditor reconciliations
• Ensure timely payment of invoices, maximizing discounts where applicable
• Maintain accurate vendor and creditor records in the ERP system
• Allocate transactions accurately and maintain a tidy age analysis
• Reconcile intercompany loans and balances
• Perform daily bank reconciliations
• Reconcile creditors to external statements monthly
• Process and balance credit card, petrol card, and debit card statements
• Prepare journals and other ad-hoc finance tasks as needed
• Verify and process fuel claims weekly
• Manage and monitor staff loans in line with company policy
• Review and process travel requests
• Perform stock payment analysis and reconciliations, including freight and customs invoices
• Process forex payments and monthly forex journals
• Liaise with banks, handle queries, and maintain account information
• Monitor and calculate salary increases
• Capture and process supplier invoices and foreign income
• Perform provident fund checks and reconciliations

Requirements

• BCom Accounting degree (or equivalent)
• Completed SAIPA articles (or similar)
• Post-article experience advantageous
• Strong Excel skills and computer literacy
• Experience with accounting systems (Acumatica experience advantageous)
• Sound knowledge of the Income Tax Act, VAT Act, and Companies Act
• In-depth understanding of payroll
• Knowledge of IFRS and internal controls
• Fluent in Afrikaans and English (written and spoken)

Qualifications

No qualifications mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Competitive salary.