Job Description

Closing Date: 2025-08-23
Job Type: Permanent
Job Level: Skilled
Experience: Between 3 - 5 Years
EE/AA: No
Summary
My Client Based in Pretoria Seeks Jnr Accountant to join their Dymanic Team
Description
To support the Finance Director in the day-to-day financial operations of the Group, with a focus on payroll, project costing, client billing, and reconciliations. The Company Accountant will play a key operational role in managing finance-related functions across all group entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting. This is a post-SAIPA articles opportunity with hands-on exposure to multi-entity financial management in a TES and project-based environment.
JOB RATIONALE
This role is essential to ensure the smooth and accurate financial administration of high-volume payroll processes, project-based budgets, and TES client billings. With direct involvement in cost allocations, reconciliations, and budget tracking, the Company Accountant supports the broader finance team's ability to provide real-time financial insights. The role serves as a foundation for future growth into senior financial management and contributes directly to the financial integrity of the organisation.

• Involves daily transactional processing, R1m+ payroll reconciliation, and monthly billing duties
• Payroll Administration - Process and reconcile payroll for 200+ employees across TES and training divisions
• Client Billing & Invoicing - Generate and send invoices based on labour hours placed and project activity (Timeliness of invoicing; Accuracy of labour-hour billing; Collection turnaround)
• Budgeting & Project Cost Tracking - Maintain and reconcile budgets against actual costs; monitor cost allocations per project (Monthly budget feedback accuracy; Expense allocation correctness)
• Reconciliations & Allocations - Perform daily and monthly bank, supplier, and intercompany reconciliations (Reconciliation turnaround time; Zero unreconciled balances)
• Financial Data Administration - Capture and classify financial transactions and support monthly reporting (Accuracy of transaction capture; VAT rule compliance)
• Collections & Client Engagement - Follow up on outstanding invoices and manage client accounts (Reduction in debtor days (DSO); % of overdue payments collected)
• Procurement & Petty Cash - Track expenses, manage petty cash float, support purchasing controls (Petty cash recon accuracy; PO matching to budgets)
• Asset Register Maintenance - Update and manage employee and company asset registers (Asset register completeness; Asset-tagging and reporting accuracy)

Minimum Requirements
Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Financial Management, or BCompt (Essential)
• SAIPA Articles completed (Essential)

Job related work experience

• No post-articles experience required; this is a first-role post-SAIPA articles
• Experience with multi-entity environments, project costing, or payroll is advantageous
• Must be able to Speak (Afrikaans & English)

Job related knowledge

• Basic understanding of TES operations, payroll principles, and labour costing
• Familiarity with South African VAT rules, invoice processing, and reconciliations

Job related skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• High level of Excel proficiency (VLOOKUP, PivotTables, formulas)
• Time management and deadline orientation
• Ability to interpret financial data and communicate findings clearly

Technical competencies

• SAGE Accounting (Essential)
• PaySpace (Payroll) and Beyond Attendance (Time & Attendance)
• Experience working with budgets and spreadsheets
• Knowledge of intercompany transactions and financial allocations

Physical requirements

• Primarily office-based with ad hock local travel to clients, funders, and stakeholder meetings
• Ability to work extended hours during high-demand periods (e.g. proposal submissions, funding windows)
• Comfortable with presentation delivery in corporate and formal public settings