230 Financial Accountant jobs in Johannesburg

Are you a Qualified CA(SA) with 1 year post article experience and looking to take the next step in your career?

Job & Company Description:
I am a Specialist Consultant that specializes in placing Finance professionals. Our client is recruiting for a Financial Reporting Accountant that will be responsible for financial reporting and financial analysis.

Job Experience & Skills Required:

• CA(SA)
• 0 to 1 years post article experience

Duties and responsibilities:

• Prepare financial statements
• Financial reporting and analysis
• Corporate finance
• Consolidation
• IFRS
• Financial planning
• Audit support

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R 8000 - R 85000 - Annually

A well-established FMCG company based in Johannesburg is seeking a proactive and dynamic Financial Reporting Accountant to join their team.

Job & Company Description:
This opportunity offers significant potential for professional growth and success in the financial field. Responsibilities include exposure to various financial aspects such as accounting, accounts payable, cost accounting, and treasury functions. Key duties involve providing financial reports, interpreting statements, recommending actions, and ensuring accuracy and reliability. Additionally, tasks encompass managing monthly closing processes, analyzing costs and pricing, reviewing payroll, maintaining fixed asset registers, reconciling bank and creditor accounts, and addressing tax-related matters.

• CA(SA)

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar environment
• Exposure to FMCG or Retail
• Knowledge of best practices in internal controls
• Solid understanding of local employment legislation and policies
• Commercial awareness
• MS Office and advanced Excel skills
• Strong reporting
• Ability to work in a fast moving, high pressured environment

R 750 000 - R 850 000 - Annually

Dive into an exciting opportunity within the dynamic Mining industry as a Financial Accountant. Take the next step in your career with a role that offers growth, challenge, and impact.

A global leader within the Mining industry is recruiting for the skills of a Finance Professional to join their team as a Financial Accountant. This organization strives to grow their employees within their careers. This is your chance to shape the future of finance and drive unparalleled success for their clients.

• Annual reporting
• Statutory financial statements
• Consolidation calculations
• Year end reporting
• Audits

• Completed BCom Accounting degree
• Honours degree (highly beneficial)
• Completed SAICA articles

• ENR / Mining / Oil and Gas audit clients
• Strong Excel knowledge

R 700 000 - R 800 000 - Annually

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Are you a detail-driven finance professional with a passion for accurate reporting and consolidation? Ready to contribute to the financial strength of a dynamic organisation?

On behalf of a valued client, we are recruiting for a Financial Accountant: Reporting & Consolidation , based in Bryanston. This opportunity is ideal for someone with strong technical accounting skills and a sharp eye for financial accuracy. The successful candidate will play a key role in reporting on financial performance, ensuring tax compliance, and contributing to strategic decision-making through insightful analysis.

• Prepare and analyse accounting records, financial statements, and reports for compliance and accuracy
• Ensure accurate tax computations and regulatory compliance
• Monitor and report on business performance, budgets, costs, and trends
• Assign accurate entries to accounts and submit monthly reports
• Provide variance analysis between budgeted and actual financial outcomes
• Recommend solutions to financial and operational challenges
• Support audit processes and ensure readiness for internal and external audits
• Educate and support staff on financial systems and reporting processes
• Develop and improve financial policies, procedures, and processes

• BCom or BCom Honours in Accounting or related field
• Minimum 3 years experience in accounting, including reporting and consolidation
• At least 1 year experience in multinational and multi-currency environments (advantageous)
• Proficiency in MS Office and accounting software
• Strong skills in reconciliations, financial analysis, and management reporting
• High levels of integrity, problem-solving ability, and business acumen
• Ability to communicate clearly across various levels of the organisation

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Experience required within the wholesale and retail industry.

Syspro experience will be advantageous.

Minimum 5 to 8 years experience required as an Accountant within a wholesale and retail industry.

Must have a strong personality, stable work record, be presentable, and possess good communication skills.

Must not crack under pressure and be very deadline driven and orientated.

Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for the trial balance, income statement, and balance sheet.
2. Reconciling balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
3. Processing and recordkeeping of all adjustment journals, to be approved by Group Financial Manager and Group Financial Director.
4. Preparation and reporting on monthly management accounts to management.
5. Performing month end and year-end on SYSPRO.
6. Expense provisions management.
7. Nedfleet management.
8. Monthly VAT calculation, reconciliation, submission, and payment.
9. Process monthly journal entries to correct allocations, raise appropriate accruals and provisions, and record expenses not processed from the cash book or purchase order systems.
10. Review diesel consumption from branches with bowsers and process expenses monthly.
11. Summarise and process Nedfleet expenses per branch monthly.
12. Reconcile and process staff loans per branch monthly to balance back to payroll.
13. Calculate and process insurance recoveries to profit and loss.
14. Calculate monthly distribution recoveries for relative branches and process reallocation journals to the correct GL account.
15. Management of obsolete stock and revaluation provisions, calculate monthly utilisations and process reallocation journals.
16. Creditors management.
17. Petty Cash management.
18. Internal control.
19. Fixed Assets management.
20. Budgeting.
21. Cashflow management.
22. Monthly sales incentive and non-stock purchase order reports.

An exciting opportunity is available in our Finance department for somebody who is passionate about Finance and has decided to follow a career in the financial field.

1. B. Com degree with accounting subjects
2. Minimum 5 years work experience in an accounting environment, of which 2 years should be in a manufacturing environment
3. Computer literate, specifically in Excel
4. Auditing experience will be beneficial
5. Confident and independent person who is a fast learner
6. Ability to use own initiative and work with minimum supervision
7. Able to work flexible working hours (overtime when/if needed)
8. Able to work under pressure in order to meet strict deadlines

1. Preparing month-end accounts up to Management Accounts
2. Journaling standard monthly expenses into the accounts
3. Maintaining the company's fixed asset register and calculating the depreciation charges
4. Finance agreement and rental validation, control and reconciliation, and input of all related accounts to the general ledger
5. Determining prepayments and accruals figures to be accounted for
6. VAT control, including reasonability tests and reconciliation between VAT return and general ledger
7. Investigating unexpected variances in the Income Statement
8. Setting up and maintaining monthly reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts
9. Preparation of lead schedules for all relevant balance sheet accounts at financial year-end
10. Overall reconciliation of the accounts to ensure that all costs and revenues have been accounted for
11. Preparing and controlling paperwork for foreign payments

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Financial Accountant – Your Future Position?

As a member of the finance team, you will be responsible for managing the integrity of the local General Ledger (GL). You will liaise with Givaudan Business Services (GBS) for record-to-report accuracy and completeness. You will manage the preparation of statutory Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and company tax returns, including VAT and income tax payments. You will coordinate internal controls over key business processes and oversee local treasury and cash management.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the overall integrity of the GL and transaction recording.
• Analyzing and reconciling accounts in GL in liaison with GBS and Junior Accountant.
• Closing period-end in coordination with GBS.
• Coordinating audits for the local legal entity regarding your functional responsibilities.
• Preparing and filing all statutory tax returns and reports, including VAT, and addressing related queries.
• Managing treasury and cash operations, including local liquidity, forward exchange contracts in liaison with Group Treasury, and local bank relationships.

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Are you someone eager to grow and shape your own world? Do you thrive in a creative team environment where you can express yourself? Are you passionate about collaborating with like-minded professionals? If so, join us and make an impact.

Your Professional profile includes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• At least 2 years of experience in financial accounting or a related role.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with effective multitasking abilities.
• Team player with leadership qualities for process improvements and compliance.
• Reliable and able to work independently.

Note: "Preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups to support the company’s employment equity goals.”

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Are you a driven and detail-oriented finance professional looking to step into a key role within a high-performing team? We are looking for a Financial Accountant to manage crucial financial operations and reporting functions.

Requirements :

• Accounting Degree
• Professional affiliation with SAICA, CIMA or ACCA
• 3–5 years' experience in a finance role, including 2 years in a supervisory level
• Experience with full accounting function and year-end audits
• Proficient in SAGE X3, Caseware, and advanced Excel
• Knowledge of payroll and people management practices is advantageous

Responsibilities :

• Lead and oversee creditors, payroll, banking, funds, and fixed assets operations.
• Compile and deliver accurate monthly financial reports and variance analyses.
• Coordinate the budgeting process and track performance against targets.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and compliance.
• Supervise and evaluate the performance of finance staff.
• Ensure the timely and accurate reconciliation of balance sheet, payroll, and income statement accounts.
• Draft and implement finance policies and SOPs.
• Oversee procurement of fixed assets and ensure compliance with internal controls.
• Contribute to the preparation of annual financial statements.
• Drive ad hoc finance projects and strategic support to the General Manager.

Financial Accountant • Randburg, Gauteng, ZA