Accountant

Our client, an Event Management Co in Sandton is looking for a Qualified Accountant with completed Articles and 3 - 5 year commercial experience. Experience on Pastel and advanced Excel essential. Job Description: Master budget control - input to final reporting. New launch budget preparation and forecasting. Salary budget preparation and forecasting. Monthly salary budget control input to final reporting. Monthly sales commission control, check and submission. Weekly status meetings with PD and MD to monitor sales and budget related financial issues. Understand and review events debtors age analysis for weekly meetings to monitor collections and advise accordingly. Provide PD/FD/MD feedback and updates. Monthly revenue and purchase order recons for events to ensure the budget corresponds to Pastel. Onsite Manage finances, debtors collections, registration, floorplan audit & assist in other areas where required. Post Show: Preparation of flash and post show report with PD for submission to MD/FD. Reconcile budget to final numbers and sign off with PD/MD/FD. Provide show stats within event flash. To create GL income and expense accounts (budget codes) on Pastel per show before completion of each event. Journalise all show P&L transaction to WIP. Post show, journalise all show transaction from WIP to P&L. Post accruals per line item as per budget breakdown review every month until y/end. Finalise numbers on Pastel and ensure that both the budget and P&L agree and correspond. Ensure no costs are moved from one show year to the other when reconciling final event budgets. Accounting: Ensure all month end journals are processed in preparation for the management accounts that is prepared by the Financial Accountant and PD: Finance Monthly, quarterly and half year general ledger reconciliations Review accruals monthly till year end Ensure no costs are moved from one show year to the other when reconciling final event budgets. VAT Ensuring that the following procedures are adhered to: Closing of the correct Tax Period Downloading / Exporting the VAT reports / control accounts Reconciling VAT Output / Input Exporting / sorting the VAT GL account Balancing the VAT payable to VAT GL account Completing and submitting VAT 201 via e-filing Processing payment via online banking Year End: Audit Processes Prepare for financial audit Post year end journals and finalise all show accounts in the P&L Clear out accruals accounts Prepare all relevant documentation requested by the auditors Provide all relevant information to the auditors as required Other Ensure compliance to all company policies and procedures Provide full support to the department and perform any other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary by the Financial Director to fulfil the role Work additional hours from time to time on or before the exhibitions Work at certain shows over weekends, either in the cash office or doing debt collections in the region where the exhibition/event takes place Review and authorise payments in the absence of the Financial Accountant or Financial Director The ideal candidate would have their own transport and be able to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment. Contactable references required. NB Thank you for your interest.Should you received no feedback within 1 week, please consider your application unsuccessful

Location: Sandton, ZA

Posted Date: 1/7/2025