Accountant (Portuguese) – Johannesburg East
Finance / Accounting
JHB East, Johannesburg – Gauteng
Accountant (Portuguese) – Johannesburg East
Location: Johannesburg, Elandsfontein
Education level: Degree
Job level: Mid
Own transport required: Yes
Travel requirement: Occasional
Company: Wholesale and Distributing company
Salary: R35,000.00pm CTC
Client and role overview:
Client is a wholesale and distributing company whose looking to fill the position of Accountant (Portuguese Literate) to service both South Africa and Mozambique. This is a full-time and office-based position – from Monday to Friday (8am to 5pm).
Job specifications and information:
- Fully literate in both English and Portuguese (speak, read, and write) as potential candidates will undergo a comprehensive language test.
- A completed Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- 4-5 year working experience as an account/bookkeeper at a national and international level.
- Import and export experience will be advantageous.
- Must possess own reliable transport.
- Proficiency in Navision software is advantageous
- Sound knowledge of universal accounting principles and regulations
- Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge is mandatory
- Deadline driven
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Advantageous to be in possession of a valid passport for international travel
Duties include but are not limited to:
South African related duties:
- Daily cashbook processing and bank reconciliation
- Processing of monthly journals
- Ensuring insurance claims are followed up and finalised
- Analysis of insurances paid
- Monthly report to be submitted on status of insurance claims
- Bank queries and administration regarding new credit cards
- Checking that credit card statement reconciles to the general ledger
- Assisting the Financial Manager as and when required
Mozambique related duties:
- Daily capturing of the bank account
- Allocation to debtors’ accounts
- Management of debtor accounts and following up with branch manager on outstanding amounts
- Petty cash transactions capturing and maintenance of petty cash
- Preparing cross border documents and invoices for stock sent to Mozambique
- Preparing clearing documents for cross border transactions
- Ensure duties are calculated correctly
- Liaising and following up with clearing agents to ensure timeous deliveries
- Ensuring INSS, IRPS and VAT are correctly calculated and captured on Mozambique revenue authority systems and payments made on time
- Maintenance of asset register and monthly depreciation
- Monthly journal entries
- Preparation of monthly management accounts
NB: Should you not be contacted within 2 weeks of your application, please consider it as unsuccessful.
