Shoprite Group Accounting / Finance / Audit Jobs in Western Cape
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The purpose of the Assistant Accountant role is to execute financial administrative and reporting functions within the General Ledger & Inventory team. The role supports process efficiency and improvement through the effective reconciliation of inventory-related and other general ledger accounts, preparation of financial data, and reports, maintenance of financial documentation and master data records. The role requires a meticulous individual with well-developed organisational skills and the ability to provide excellent financial and administrative support.
Job Objectives
- Consolidate and prepare finance and account reconciliation data and reports within specified standards and distribute to relevant stakeholders.
- Update and maintain all related financial data, records and files as per company policies ensuring accuracy and integrity of information is maintained.
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- Prepare and post monthly journal entries in SAP.
- Assist with General Ledger and Profit Centre master data maintenance in SAP and other master data systems.
- Scrutinise monthly General Ledger reconciliations and follow-up on exceptions.
- Scrutinise sales and cost of sales accounts for abnormalities follow-up on exceptions.
- Work with the Finance team to streamline reporting efficiencies and improvements.
- Completion of daily and weekly finance requests e.g. updating and/or loading the moving average cost of articles in SAP etc.
- Support auditing processes through the preparation of standard reports and data.
- Assist with ad hoc requests from Management.
Qualifications
- Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field – (essential)
Experience
- +5 years’ experience in a similar capacity or role, processing and executing financial administrative, reconciliation and reporting activities in a corporate or retail environment – (essential).
Knowledge and Skills
- Well-developed knowledge and understanding of financial and accounting concepts and principles – (essential).
- Proficiency in MS Office 365 with intermediate Excel skills to prepare detailed spreadsheets using formulas – (essential).
- Exposure to SAP (preferred).
- Exposure to and an understanding of corporate and retail orientated environments (preferred).
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