Financial Accountant – Multi‑entity & Stock Control

About the role

Our client is looking for an experienced Financial Accountant to own monthly management accounts, balance‑sheet reconciliations, inventory accounting and VAT compliance across several entities. The role focuses heavily on stock control, inter‑company accounting and month‑end processes, requiring strong analytical and technical accounting abilities.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and improve accounting processes, controls and efficiencies.
• Prepare and finalise monthly management accounts, analyse variances and provide performance commentary.
• Oversee stock control procedures across all warehouses, ensuring accurate valuation.
• Manage balance‑sheet reconciliations, gross‑profit margin checks and various reconciliation tasks (sales orders, purchase orders, hardware accruals, etc.).
• Handle multi‑company, multi‑currency and multi‑warehouse accounting requirements.
• Prepare South African VAT returns on a bi‑monthly basis.
• Support audit preparation, liaise with auditors and manage year‑end stock counts and fixed‑asset registers.

Required profile

• Proven experience in financial accounting and month‑end closing for multi‑entity organisations.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to investigate variances and identify cost‑saving opportunities.
• Experience with audit processes and VAT compliance in South Africa.

Required skills

• Financial accounting
• Balance‑sheet reconciliation
• Inventory accounting
• VAT compliance
• Multi‑company accounting
• Multi‑currency accounting
• Multi‑warehouse accounting
• Stock control
• Intercompany accounting
• Audit preparation