Durban: Accountant (6 month Fixed Term Contract) posted by Tongaat
Posted on 2025-09-18 00:00:00
| Employer | Tongaat |
|---|---|
| Category | FMCG Retail |
| Location | Kwazulu-Natal / Durban |
Job Summary
Reporting to the Finance Manager of the Property business, this is a key role player in the financial accounting and payments aspects of the business. The main responsibilities include:
• The preparation of accurate and timely financial information to support monthly management accounts reporting.
• The capturing of creditors’ invoices on the system by querying information, seeking confirmation or supporting documentation, posting the invoices, interacting and making information available, and receiving and routing mail to the relevant department for attention.
• Provides effective and efficient support to internal stakeholders
• Effective use and maintenance of the ERP system.
Roles & Responsibilities
• Responsible for the month-end financial process for the Property operation (incorporating its division and subsidiaries), including:
– Processing journal entries necessary to maintain the general ledger and prepare trial balances.
– Daily posting of bank statements & related procedures
– Reconciliation of payments & intercompany reconciliations
– Bank reconciliations (multiple)
– Processing creditors’ invoices onto the system, following up on outstanding queries, and resolving discrepancies.
– Engaging with the relevant departments to promptly process various customer invoices, recoveries, and follow up on payment thereof
– Preparing monthly reporting schedules and analyses.
– Providing explanations for material variances in actual results to budgets and forecasts.
– Prepared monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts (fixed assets, debtors, and creditors reconciliations) and resolved outstanding issues in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the financial reporting requirements of the Property business, including:
– Preparing the interim and year-end financial pack support schedules in accordance with group instructions.
– Assist with external audits and resolving external audit queries
• Various other responsibilities, including the following:
– Preparing the Statistics SA, Workmen’s Compensation and similar returns before submission
– Ensure internal controls are monitored and adhered to at all times
– Assistance with ad-hoc queries and requests
Qualifications & Experience
• BCOM (Hons) or relevant qualification
• SAP FI experience is compulsory
• At least three years’ experience in a similar finance role
• Ability to work in a pressurised and deadline-driven environment, with effective time management
• Strong interpersonal and good communication skills for interacting with support staff and other internal and external stakeholders
• Accuracy, analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to think critically and work independently
• Highly organised and proactive, hard-working and self-motivated
• Knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS) and tax legislation
• Strong computer skills, with proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Property / Land Development sector experience would be an advantage
• Articles with “Big 4” experience would be advantageous
Closing date : Friday, 26 September 2025
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