Assistant to Financial Manager – Logistics industry – Gqeberha, Eastern Cape Full Time

Hire Resolve’s client in the Logistics industry is urgently seeking the expertise of an Assistant to the Financial Manager in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.

Responsibilities:

• Process interest and bank charges from bond, loan, and HP statements.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, including processing monthly depreciation for over 95 trucks, 135 trailers, and various other vehicles and equipment.
• Conduct monthly reconciliation of vehicle amortisation schedules and process associated interest and finance charges.
• Create and maintain comprehensive reports related to fixed assets and HPs.
• Reconcile diesel statements against QuickBooks records and purchase statements.
• Track and process sales accruals.
• Perform VAT calculations and reconcile VAT for multiple companies.
• Compile and analyse monthly management accounts for multiple companies.
• Compare, analyse, reconcile, and report on differences between daily management reports and monthly management accounts.
• Reconcile intercompany loan accounts, as well as internal customer and supplier accounts.
• Review the outputs of bookkeepers to ensure accuracy and compliance with international accounting standards and SARS regulations.
• Provide assistance to bookkeepers with basic accounting software issues.
• Compile information required for the annual BEE audit.
• Complete Stats SA questionnaires.
• Support the research and implementation of new policies and procedures across all departments.
• Assist other departments with monthly Excel working sheets.
• Create formulated Excel sheets to automate processes.
• Assist the administrative department during busy periods or when staff are absent.
• Provide support to the Financial Manager, COO, and CEO with additional requirements.
• Assist auditors by providing necessary information for monthly audits.
• Analyse physical stock counts, compare them to QuickBooks figures, and investigate any discrepancies.

Requirements:

• BCom or BTech in accounting.
• 3 years of experience in an accounting practice, demonstrating an understanding of all financial department operations.
• Advanced level of Excel proficiency is required and considered the most vital criterion.
• Eagerness to grow and apply problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to review bookkeepers’ outputs to ensure accuracy according to international accounting standards and SARS regulations, emphasizing the importance of theoretical knowledge.
• Capable of assisting bookkeepers with basic accounting software issues.
• Able to support the research and implementation of new policies and procedures across all departments, serving as the Financial Manager’s “right hand” in these initiatives.

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.

• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Adrienne Steyn at Hire Resolve on adrienne.steyn@hireresolve.us or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: financialcareers@hireresolve.za.com

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.