Job Description

• Full Time
• Posted 19 hours ago

One of the country's leading fruit exporters, recruits for an Accountant: Northern Cape Farms to add to the Company's human resources talent pool. This vacancy offers a challenging role to a dynamic individual, who is motivated by a high performance environment.
Reporting to the Assistant Finance Manager: Farms you will be based on the farms in the Augrabies area (Northern Cape).
Minimum knowledge & experience required to perform this job competently:
Education & Experience:
Formal tertiary accounting qualifications with at least 3-5 years' accounting work experience - preferably in the fruit and/or primary agricultural industry. SAICA articles advantageous.
Key Performance Areas (KPA's):
KPA's will include (but are not limited to) the following essential responsibilities:
Leadership o You will manage a team of financial clerks on the farm Accounts Payable o Accurate processing of Weekly Payment Batches o Accurate and Timely Vendor Recons

• Oversight and review of Accounts Payable Invoices captured by Finance Clerks. Accurate and Timely payments according to payment terms.

Accounts Receivable o Accurate and Timely AR invoices o Accurate and Timely AR Recons.
Bank and Cashbook o Accurate processing of Bank Statements (weekly) o Accurate and Timely Bank Recons. o Accurate and Timeous Weekly update of 6 Weekly cash forecasts Fixed Asset Management o Accurate processing of Fixed Asset Acquisitions and disposals o Updating and Review of Asset Registers o Accurate calculation of Asset Depreciation o Management of capex budgets and expenses.
Inventory Management o Periodic Inventory Counts/Adjustments/Recons Salary Management o Complete accurate Bonus/Leave Provisions o Accurate processing of Wage Payments

• Accurate and timely staff general recons o Accurate and timely wage expense accounts o Process Wage journals Month End Close o Processing of accounting entries for Month End Close up to Trial Balance o Complete accurate GL Recons.

Statutory Submissions o Assist with submission of VAT 201 o Assist with submission of EMP201 o Complete monthly income tax and deferred tax calculations/workings o Assist with Submission of IRP501 Intercompany o Ensure accurate intercompany accounts with agreed balances on periodic basis o Accurate processing of all Fruit and Related Journals from Dole SA Filing and Other Ad Hoc Tasks o Assist Farms and Projects Team with Filing and other Ad Hoc Tasks (Budget / Audit / Other Compliance)
Attributes / Requirements:

• Leadership
• Accountability
• Teamwork
• Attention to detail
• Problem Solving
• Analytical
• Good computer software skills (MS Office and Accpac preferable)
• Good communication & interaction skills with people on all levels in the organization
• Ability to adhere to strict deadlines
• Disciplined
• Creative & entrepreneurial

Email CV in WORD format: cvs@agricruitment.co.za
Please consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within 2 weeks.
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