This national transport company is keen to appoint a Senior Transport Accountant, reporting to the Financial Manager.

Core purpose of the role:

• Responsible for analysing and reconciling detailed general ledger accounts as assigned.
• Keep records and accounts accurate and current.
• Daily, weekly and monthly transactional processing.
• Research and resolve discrepancies and accounting errors.
• Complete related reports, summaries, and records.
• Create monthly reports.
• Assistance with year end audit. Deadline management.

Minimum Requirements:

• B.Com (Finance) / B.Com (Accounting) or similar.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience – exp in transport advantageous.
• Advanced Excel skills – database knowledge highly advantageous.
• Strong accounting and analytical abilities.
• Good communication skills at all levels.
• Solution oriented.

Essential Functions and Basic Duties:

• Take responsibility for the accurate and timely completion of assigned accounting functions.
• Post a number of transactions to the appropriate general ledger account.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Perform miscellaneous filing/sorting of checks, journals, etc.
• Complete required records and reports and maintain files.
• Complete various accounting functions in accordance with established policies and procedures, including:
• Prepare financial reports and statistical reports (km’s, fuel consumptions, etc.);
• Perform variance analysis to budget and prior year;
• Prepare notes to the reports;
• Prepare all balance sheet reconciliations with proper supporting documents to substantiate balances;
• Post monthly journals including but not limited to depreciation, payroll, interest, prepayments;
• Maintain fixed asset register and manage asset additions and disposals;
• Bank reconciliations;
• Ensure all invoices for the period have been authorised and captured in creditor module;
• Creditors reconciliation’s;
• Oversee debtors reconciliations, invoicing, receipting;
• Maintain back-ups of accounting package data;
• Participate in annual audit;
• Prepare VAT reconciliation for submissions;
• Budgeting, income statement;
• Forecasts (cash and financial performance).
• Research, track, and resolve accounting problems and discrepancies.
• Establish and maintain effective communication and co-ordination with staff and management.
• Maintain regular contact with other departments to obtain information and/or to correct transactions.
• Assist accounting team as needed.
• Keep management informed of activities and of any significant problems.
• Report on the status of all account reconciliations to the Financial Manager.
• Take on special projects as required.

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