Candidate Requirements

1. Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports
• Perform journal entries, accruals, provisions, and reconciliations
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition aligned with freight movements
• Maintain general ledger integrity
• Assist with year-end financial statements and audit processes
• Daily bank reconciliations
• Debtor and creditor management
• Creditor applications
• Debtor applications and handover

Compliance & Controls

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, tax legislation, and company policies
• Assist with VAT, PAYE, and statutory submissions
• Maintain strong internal controls over financial processes
• Support risk management initiatives

Operations & Business Support

• Work closely with operations and freight teams to resolve financial queries
• Provide real-time financial insights to support decision-making
• Support system improvements and financial process optimization
• Assist with implementation of new systems or automation tools

Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

• Liaise with accountants, banks, SARS, and external service providers
• Support junior accounting staff where applicable
• Communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders

2. Work Environment

• Fast-paced, deadline-driven operational environment
• High transaction volumes across multiple cost centers
• Frequent interaction with operations, logistics, clearing, and management teams
• Requires quick decision-making based on incomplete or evolving information.
• Exposure to foreign currencies, freight costs, customs charges, and third-party suppliers

3. Required skills & Competencies

• Technical skills
• Strong financial accounting and reporting skills
• Advanced Excel proficiency
• Experience with accounting software (Cargo Wise preferred but not essential)
• Solid understanding of VAT and logistics-related costing

Critical thinking & Behavioural competencies

• High level ofanalytical and problem-solving ability
• Strong attention to detail under pressure
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines
• Commercially astute with business-oriented thinking
• Resilient, adaptable, and proactive
• Excellent communication skills

4. Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• BCom Degree (Accounting / Financial Accounting)
• Registered Accountant (e.g. SAIPA / SAICA advantageous
• Own reliable transport

Experience

• Minimum 5 years accounting experience
• Experience in freight forwarding, logistics, transport, or supply chain preferred
• Exposure to high-volume transactional environments
• Bilingual in Afrikaans & English

To apply simply forward the following to naomi@smehr.co.za

CV no longer than 3 pages

• Gr12 certificate
• Copy of ID
• Copy of valid driver’s license
• Any relevant certifications / Diplomas

Applications will close 15 March 2026. Please note, failure to comply with application requirements will not be accepted as valid, we will not open or view these applications. If you have not received any correspondence by 25 March 2026, your application was unsuccessful.