Assistant Accountant (manufacturing)

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description


Overview:

To compile and provide accurate and timeous Financial information to Plant Management in order to make informed business decisions.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Grade 12
  • Bachelor of Commerce / Diploma in Financial Accounting
  • 2+ years' experience in Finance/Accounting role
Key Performance Areas:

Financial Strategy:
  • Participate in organisational strategy management from a financial management perspective.
General Financial:
  • Provide Financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas of the business.
  • Maintain and update accounting system (ERP: BPCS)
  • Ensure compliance with internal control
Budget / Forecast:
  • Assist with preparation Operational budget and load budget on the system
  • Assist with preparation of Operational forecast on the system.
Financial reporting & General Ledger:
  • Prepare financial reports and returns.
  • Analyse and interpret finance reports and statistical data.
  • Generate information and report for internal and external use.
  • Investigate and action financial variances (budget/forecast).
  • Compile the weekly BU flash result and analyse variances.
  • Consolidate the compile the BU capex reports.
  • Compile weekly sales reports.
  • Compile balance sheet account reconciliation.
  • Investigate and action balance sheet account variances.
  • Prepare and post Journal entries.
Audits and Financial Period xe2x80x93 End processes:
  • Assist with preparations of the year-end statutory audit (External and Internal) in line with the consolidates audit plan.
  • Prepare ledge balance and an initial balance including all reconciliations, balance sheet accounts and support documentation.
  • Prepare year-end reporting Accounting and Tax packs
  • Follow up and action Audit finding.
Cost Accounting:
  • Prepare and review details product costing analysis for all new parts
  • Analysis all current parts and make recommendations for the financial recovery on distressed parts.
  • Calculate and propose potential price increases
  • Review GP percentage of individual BOMxe2x80x99s and identify distress parts
  • Ensure that the routings reflect the time standards and delete obsolete routings
  • Investigate Purchase price variances (PPV)
  • Identify improvement opportunity and make recommendation for improvement
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
Creditors, Banking & Cash management:
  • Verify weekly transfer (Creditor and wages)
  • Review and authorise creditors reconciliations, exception reports and payment
  • Approval of payment on the banking system
Debtors:
  • Maintain and update the tolling account and reconciliation
  • Review and analyse the debtors age analysis, ensuring timely payments from customer.
CAPEX & Fixed assets:
  • Calculate ROI on proposed CAPEX
  • Complete CAPEX/disposal / transfer applications
  • Monitor and report CAPEX monthly spend vs budget
  • Maintain and update the foxed assets register (issues Asset Noxe2x80x99s etc.)
Statutory Returns:
  • Prepare business tax returns (VAT, UIF, PAYE, WCA)
  • Comply with value -added tax administration
  • Review statistics returns.
Stock Control:
  • Monitor and review holding
  • Oversee stock takes
  • Analyses and investigate stock count variances
  • Maintain the integrity of the stock Sub system.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1266288
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    R33000 - 34000 per month
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned