Senior Accountant - Centurion at AFGRI Equipment

Description

• Support to the financial manager which includes the maintenance of general ledger accounts, fixed asset controls, opex analysis, forex management and the completion and submission of the tax and group reporting packs.

Requirements

 REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING

• BCom Accounting or Financial Accounting
• Completion of SAICA Articles will be an advantage

REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE  

• 3 years' experience in an accounting or financial accounting environment is essential.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS  

• Ensure that all transactions are recorded per the Afgri Milling, a division of PhilAfrica Foods policy and procedures manuals and standards and that all transactions are done in accordance with the approved DOA (Delegation of Authority).
• Accurate and timely processing of items to the general ledger accounts.
• Ensure that asset movements are accounted for in the correct financial year-end and that the necessary approvals obtained as per DOA for all asset movements.
• Responsible for accurate and timeous capitalisation/disposal/scrapping of assets and reconciling and balancing asset register to GL.
• Accurate preparation and timely completion of the balance sheet reconciliations as per monthly deadlines, analyse, follow up and report any differences between all balance sheet accounts and supporting documents.
• Analyse and report in detail on all operational expense accounts in the trial balance, follow up any explanations and ensure correct allocation for expenses is done between general ledger accounts and between the different sites.
• Maintain and manage of forex functionality within SAGE to ensure accurate recording and reporting of foreign exchange transactions.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of financial reports in compliance with laws, IFRS and other relevant standards.
• Accurate and timely recording of monthly Tax and Vat expenses and related Balance Sheet accounts.
• Submission of yearly budgets on SAGE per profit and cost centre and assist with the preparation of yearly budgets on certain general ledger accounts 

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE / COMPETENCIES

• SAGE knowledge
• MS Office experience
• Deadline driven
• Communication skills
• Accuracy

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Analytical ability
• Maximising performances
• Results driven
• Team player
• Positive Influencer