Junior Accountant (SAIPA)
Location: Potchefstroom, North-West
Terms: Full-time, permanent
Salary: Market-related
About the Company
The company is a group of highly qualified professionals who provide personal service to their clients. The professional team comprises accountants, accounting officers for close corporations, brokers, auditors, tax accountants, VAT accountants, legal accountants, and financial consultants. They place a strong emphasis on building lifelong relationships with their clients.
About the Role
A junior accountant is an entry-level position in an accounting firm or department. A junior accountant’s duties include posting journal entries, updating financial statements, maintaining accounts receivable and accounts payable, paying monthly payroll, and preparing financial reports.
Responsibilities
- Manage all accounting transactions
- Prepare budget forecasts
- Publish financial statements on time
- Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
- Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Ensure timely bank payments
- Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
- Audit financial transactions and documents
- Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
- Comply with financial policies and regulations
Candidate Requirements
- Must already have an accounting degree
- Must already have completed 3 years clerkship
- Good Communication Skills (Afrikaans & English)
- Must be able to work well with others
- Computer literate
- Driver’s license
- Endurance
- Must be able to work under pressure