General Ledger Accountant (Fixed Assets), Cape Town, South Africa

Overview:

Our client is a leading South African fashion retailer with a well-established reputation in the clothing retail industry. The organisation operates in a fast-paced retail environment and is known for its focus on quality, customer experience, and operational excellence within the fashion and retail space.

They are looking for a person to look after and manage the day-to-day activities around the Group's fixed assets. This person should be a self-starter, able to work methodically with excellent attention to detail. They must be able to work towards monthly deadlines.

Responsibilities:

Fixed Assets:

• Maintaining the depreciation and tax asset registers for all countries
• Addition of new capex items to the asset registers
• Liaising with the company’s Contracts departments on all store capital expenditure spend
• Preparation of the monthly reconciliation of the asset registers to the general ledger (Both in the local currency and ZAR translated)
• Reporting on Capex spend per project
• Assist in the review of the useful life of assets
• Month end close processes
• Assist auditors in all assets related queries

Other:

• Prepare fixed asset-related notes for Group AFS and all statutory AFS
• Assist auditors with all assets related AFS queries
• Complete Stats SA and SARB Stat Returns
• Capturing of banking details
• Process expense journals as required
• Process insurance invoices on iProc
• Assist with information required for annual insurance renewal

Requirements:

• BCom or equivalent
• Minimum of two/three years working experience. Preferably experience with Fixed Assets
• Experience with Oracle Fixed Assets and General Ledger modules (or a similar package) would be beneficial

Skills and Competencies:

• Good Excel knowledge
• Understanding of fixed assets and the requirements to manage and report on assets
• Strong financial accounting skills
• Experience with Oracle Fixed Assets

Behavioural:

• Excellent communication skills
• Team Orientation
• Self-Starter
• Ability to deliver a high standard of work under pressure
• Highly self-motivated and driven
• Attention to detail