Midrand: Financial Accountant posted by Smith Garb

About the Role

As a Financial Accountant at Smith Garb in Midrand, you will be responsible for providing financial leadership and support to drive business growth and profitability. You will work closely with various departments to ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance, and internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare management accounts, financial statements, and statutory reports
• Perform variance analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
• Ensure accurate posting of journals and transaction cut-offs
• Maintain general ledger integrity and complete balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare audit-ready documentation and supporting schedules

• Manage accounts receivable and credit control processes
• Open and maintain customer accounts and master data
• Monitor customer credit limits and ageing analysis
• Follow up on overdue accounts and resolve payment disputes
• Ensure accurate allocation of receipts and debtor reconciliations
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and annual sales and debtor reports

• Perform daily cashbook processing and reconciliations
• Prepare and maintain cash flow forecasts
• Monitor liquidity, payment cycles, and bank balances
• Manage foreign currency reconciliations and revaluations
• Monitor forex exposure and assist with exchange control requirements
• Liaise with banking institutions

• Review and process monthly payroll
• Reconcile payroll-related accounts including salaries, bonuses, and leave provisions
• Process payments to employees and service providers
• Prepare statutory submissions including EMP201, EMP501, UIF, and related reports

• Perform inventory valuations and reconciliations
• Monitor stock movements, adjustments, and ageing
• Support stock counts and investigations
• Prepare inventory reports including stock on hand, in-transit, and ageing analysis

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, company policies, and relevant legislation
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Ensure segregation of duties and adherence to approval processes
• Support internal and external audit processes
• Maintain audit files and supporting documentation
• Assist with VAT reconciliations and statutory tax submissions
• Support income tax calculations and deferred tax schedules

Requirements

• BCom Finance or equivalent qualification
• 3–5 years’ experience in a Financial Accountant role
• Experience within a manufacturing or production environment is essential
• Strong full-function accounting experience (GL, reconciliations, reporting, payroll)
• Experience with Sage Evolution or similar ERP systems (advantageous)

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications not specified

Salary & Benefits

• Salary details not specified