Senior Accountant
Job Title : Senior Accountant
Department : Finance
Reporting to : Finance Manager
Salary : R868 590.00 – R1 085 738.00 TCTC
Paterson Level : D2
Advert Date : 28 November 2025
Job Purpose:
To provide financial accounting support in the utilization of financial resources and the implementation of fully functioning internal control policies and systems.
Minimum Qualification requirements & Experience:
- Recognised BCom Honours Degree in Accounting or equivalent qualification.
- 5 years of financial accounting and 3 years management experience.
Key Performance Areas:
- Implement and maintain financial accounting and internal control systems.
- Implementation of policy and procedures to prevent unauthorised and irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and to manage credibility of transactions on the financial management system.
- Prepare input related to Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) financial planning processes: Estimate of National Expenditure, draft Brand South Africa budget, compile budget structures and general ledger codes, determine breakdown structure of anticipated revenue and expenditure for the financial year.
- Provide accurate financial and accounting information for financial reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP), General Recognised Accounting Practices (GRAP), Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Treasury Regulations (TR), and International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS).
2.Monitor the risk management process.
- Monitor finance operational risks and mitigate its impact on the finance department and organisation.
3.Financial management/oversight and compliance.
- Review and administer all the accounts payables and receivables and reconciliation on a monthly basis.
- Implement and maintain financial management and internal control system (assist with policy development, ensure the implementation, investment and cash management, put measures in place to prevent unauthorised, fruitless and irregular expenditure, manage validity of transactions on the financial management system, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts).
- Prepare financial statements and assist in the audit process in each financial year.
- Monitor the overall Brand South Africa budget with line managers: ensure that expenditure is in accordance with the business plan.
- Maintain a financial reporting system: prepare reports on Brand South Africa financial affairs in accordance with General Recognised Accounting Practices (GRAP), Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), and Treasury Regulations (TR), and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), prepare report on financial transactions.
- Ensure standard operating procedures are developed, effectively implemented and aligned to the approved finance policies.
- Prepare management processes that ensure effective, efficient and economic usage of entity’s resources.
- Maintaining Brand South Africa assets and maintain the asset register in compliance with Treasury regulations (GRAP,).
4.Planning and Organising
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly management reports (on content, financial and staff, etc).
5.Administer Payroll, statutory payments and returns.
- Manage the Prepared payroll, statutory returns ensure timely submissions and related items, i.e. manage the payroll preparation and payout (issuing IRP5, EMP501 reconciliation, timely payment of PAYE, Pension and Medical Aid).
6.Manage the cashbook and cash flow.
- Manage the Process payments and receipts, bank reconciliation, bank balance monitoring, petty cash management.
7.Staff management and development.
- Delegate work assignments and tasks to appropriate individuals, providing sufficient direction so desired business outcomes can be achieved.
- Implement the Brand South Africa HR policies and procedures as required.
- Provide direct reports with leadership, direction, and coaching to achieve work objectives and improve performance and skills.
- Build and manage relationships with staff members.
- Manage risks and address issues as they arise.
- Performance Management – ensure that team members achieve their Performance Objectives as per individual agreements.
- Staff development, motivation and training.
- Recruit respective staff and select
Required Technical Skills, Competencies and Attributes:
- Financial accounting tools and systems.
- Professional continuous accounting updates (keep up to date with accounting practices).
- Knowledge of financial management frameworks.
- Knowledge of PFMA, IFRS, TR, GRAP, GAAP, Income Tax Act and other statutory requirements.
- Knowledge of supply chain management prescripts, and related National Treasury instruction and guidance notes.
- General knowledge of broader political, economic and social environment.
- Advanced MS Office (Word, Excel, and Presentation)
- Advanced accounting practices
- Intermediate budgeting principles
- Advanced corporate governance practice
- Competent Payroll administration, and related tax matters.
- Basic presentation Skills
- Excellent supplier management
- Basic project management skills
- Basic strategic capability
- Basic staff development and empowerment
- Excellent planning and analytical ability
- Advanced organisational skills
- Ability to work in a pressurised environment to meet deadlines
- Professionalism
- Attention to detail
- Honesty and integrity`
- Diversity awareness
- Teamwork
- Impact and influence
Brand South Africa is committed to ensuring and maintaining workplace diversity and the attainment of employment equity, having due regard to qualifications and appropriate experience. Brand South Africa encourages applications from Indian Females, Colored Males and Females, White Males and Females as well as people with disabilities .
Please note that certified copies of qualifications will be requested from the shortlisted candidates ONLY.
The processing of your personal information by Brand South Africa will be done in accordance with the POPI Act 4 of 2013. Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. Brand South Africa reserves the right not to make an appointment.
The closing date for applications is 12 December 2025
*Should you not hear from us within three months from the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful
