Job Title: Specialist Accountant

Location: [East Rand Mall]

Company: [Motus VW East Rand Mall]

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Specialist Accountant to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting principles and practices, with a focus on specialized areas such as tax, auditing, or forensic accounting.

Responsibilities:

1. Manage and oversee all accounting activities, including financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
2. Ensure compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulations
3. Perform detailed financial analysis and reporting to support decision-making processes
4. Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures to ensure accuracy and efficiency
5. Assist in the preparation of financial statements and reports for internal and external stakeholders
6. Provide guidance and training to junior staff members to enhance their accounting skills and knowledge
7. Conduct thorough audits and investigations to identify and rectify financial discrepancies
8. Collaborate with other departments to support strategic business initiatives and growth opportunities

Experience and Qualifications:

• Qualifications Type: Postgraduate Certificates.
• Professional Qualifications: Academic Field Education, Training and Development.
• Academic Sub-field: Higher Education and Training.
• Actual Qualification: NQF-Level 7.

Experience: 

• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a similar environment.
• Financial Services experience will be good but not essential.

Skills And Expertise:

• Financial Accounting Competency: Knowledge of financial accounting principles, classifying, measuring and recording transactions. Full knowledge of Debtors, Creditors and Cashbook.
• Proficiency Level Description: Applies elementary concepts of knowledge.
• Behavioral Indicator: Knowledge and understanding of accounting and tax concepts, financial statements, trial balance, financial record keeping process.
• Ability to record financial transactions.
• Ability to understand accounting fundamentals and principles.
• Compiles reports.
• Interrogates transactions.
• Shows basic knowledge and understanding of accounting and tax concepts, financial statements, trial balance, financial recordkeeping process and books or accounts of the company.
• Records financial transactions.
• Understands accounting fundamentals and principles.
• Compiles and presents reports.
• Interrogates transaction initiating information or data, and understands, records or enters transactions on to the system.
• Analyses and reconciles financial information and data, resolves accounting issues, and reports on such.

If you meet the above requirements and are looking for a challenging and rewarding career opportunity, we encourage you to apply for the position of Specialist Accountant with our company.