Reference: PTA000800-EV-1

An international supplier of Horticultural Seed is seeking a well-presented, professional team player to join the Finance Department as Accountant, ensuring accurate financial records in compliance with laws and regulations.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a BCom Accounting degree with articles completed
• Advanced Excel skills are essential
• Must be business-oriented, with excellent English communication skills
• Experience in managing a team would be preferred
• Must have a valid driver's license and own vehicle

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Administrating all cashbooks of the entity, including foreign bank accounts and petty cash.
• Conducting monthly cashbook reconciliations and capturing all debit order payments.
• Preparing monthly foreign payment schedule and loading payments on FNB, liaising with FNB regarding any foreign transactions, and submitting quarterly Reserve Bank Assets and Liabilities.
• Compiling monthly intercompany confirmations and invoicing.
• Compiling monthly VAT reconciliations and submitting to SARS, managing all SARS audits and requests for supporting documentation, preparing monthly tax calculations and quarterly deferred taxation calculations, and submitting annual tax return and provisional tax returns.
• Reconciling and posting all month-end journals, preparing and maintaining various general ledger reconciliations monthly, and managing the annual audit together with the Financial Manager.
• Processing all royalties.
• Compiling monthly management accounts and submitting to managers and shareholders, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to France and Japan on a monthly basis.
• Ensuring all intercompany confirmations agree and are accurately completed on the reporting software.
• Managing monthly meetings with key management to discuss the month figures, and being part of the budgeting and forecast team.
• Compiling budgets and submitting to management and shareholders.
• Conducting internal audits when required, standing in for the Financial Manager, and handling any ad-hoc requests.

Please note that subsequent to the screening and shortlisting process, all further communication will be entered into, only with the shortlisted candidates
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