Junior Accountant

Overview:An established company within the manufacturing sector, seeks to employ a Senior Bookkeeper / Junior Accountant, to take on a new role within their finance team. The role reports to the current Accountant/Finance Manager and will also work with the CEO as and when required.  Minimum requirements:Grade 12 / MatricTertiary Finance Qualification, with a completed BCom being advantageousCompleted articles (advantageous)Previous experience with a manufacturing environment highly advantageous, with specific reference to stock/inventory, raw materials, following costs through production process etc.Previous experience with Syspro or similar (SAP, Omni etc.) preferred Responsibilities:Capturing of cash books and processing accounting records up to Trial BalanceDrafting Financial Statements / management accountsVAT processing and return submissionsVAT reconciliation between VAT 201's and accounting recordsFixed asset register maintenanceFinancial forecastingFinancial reports including balance sheets and P&L and cash flow statementsPAYE returns submissionsEMP501 returnsBank reconciliationsCreditors and debtors reconciliationsOther bookkeeping related dutiesOversee debtors, creditors and wage clerks: checking work completed, loading payments onto banking site etc. Competencies:IntegrityHonestyTrust-worthyTeam PlayerReliableResponsiblePerform to deadlines