An established group that manages a leading portfolio of premium wine properties in the Stellenbosch region, is looking to appoint a Financial Accountant to their team at their offices in Stellenbosch.

The ideal candidate will have completed SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA articles, hold a tertiary financial qualification, and membership to a professional body will be advantageous. Candidates qualified by experience in a related role and industry will also be considered. Experience with ERP systems such as Business Central, Navision, Oracle, or similar will be an added benefit, and experience in the Wine, Agri, or FMCG sector will be a plus.

This is a good opportunity for a person to join a prestigious group, with growth potential and will be reporting to the Financial Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

Reconciliations & Accounting duties

• Accurate reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Accurate processing of month-end journals on time.
• Timeous and accurate reconciliations for month and year end processing.
• Accurate sales commissions calculations are done, and correct amounts are paid to staff.
• Accurate fixed asset register is kept on monthly basis.
• Accurate depreciation is calculated on assets.

Statutory and tax Compliance

• Timeous and accurate completion of data/information to be submitted for review.
• Reports are accurate and submitted timely.
• Timeous reporting and submissions to SARS.

Stock

• Accurate stock takes are done and timeously.
• Stock is accurate on the system.
• Monitor transfer between locations and receive stock in tasting room.
• Transfers are updated timeously by the team.
• Follow up and resolve stock update issues on the system.

Forex

• Accurate information or detail is captured before submitting for review.

Admin & Support

• Support the finance team where necessary.
• Assist FM with accurate BEE information for audit and meeting deadlines.
• Assist FM with the financial audit preparation and audit queries.
• Constant communication with bank regarding any admin changes – resolve in timely manner.
• Assist FM with WineMS integration on timely basis.
• Assist FA with wages on timely basis as necessary.
• Accurate processing of wages.

Qualifications and Experience:

• BCom degree in Accounting , Finance, or similar.
• Professional qualification preferred – PA(SA), AGA(SA), CIMA, ACCA.
• Completed SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA articles.
• Minimum 3 years experience.
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel and accounting software.
• Previous experience working with Business Central, Navision, or similar ERP will be beneficial.
• Sector experience in the Wine, Agri, or related industry will be a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail and deadline driven.

Remuneration:

• R400,000 to R450,000 per annum, negotiable depending on experience.