Accountant

Key Responsibilities:

General Accounting:

• Maintain accurate financial records and perform monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
• Monitor production costs, raw material usage, energy consumption, and yield variances.
• Handle fixed asset accounting and manage depreciation schedules.
• Support the budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis functions.
• Assist in internal and external audits while ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards (GAAP/IFRS).
• Track capital projects and operational expenditures.
• Collaborate with operations, procurement, and supply chain teams to ensure alignment between financial records and plant activities.

Payroll Administration:

• Manage the payroll process for all employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable labour and tax laws.
• Maintain up-to-date payroll records, including information on new hires, terminations, bonuses, deductions, and leave.
• Ensure timely disbursement of wages and remittance of payroll-related taxes.
• Reconcile payroll transactions with the general ledger.
• Prepare payroll reports for internal stakeholders and external compliance (e.g., tax submissions and benefits reporting).
• Partner with HR to uphold confidentiality and accuracy in employee compensation records.
• Keep abreast of updates to payroll legislation, labour laws, and industry agreements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year of hands-on payroll processing.
• Solid knowledge of GAAP and cost accounting, particularly within industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Competency with accounting and payroll systems such as Sage Cloud Accounting and Sage Cloud Business Payroll.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of labour regulations, tax filings, and employee benefits administration.
• High attention to detail, analytical ability, and effective communication skills.

Preferred Attributes:

• Prior experience in the bio-refinery, chemical, renewable energy, or process manufacturing sectors.
• Familiarity with sustainability reporting, carbon credit accounting, or tracking of government-funded initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and data accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

Contact Hire Resolve:

• Our client is offering a competitive salary for the Cost and Management Accountant – Saldanha role (based on experience).
• Apply now at hireresolve.us or email your CV to [email protected].
• For direct enquiries, contact Sonique Beetge at [email protected].
• Subject line: Accountant – Saldanha

If you're a match, we’ll call you within 3 days. If not, we’ll keep your CV on file for future roles.