Senior Accountant - 3 Months Contract CA (SA) at Spitz

Job Description


An exciting opportunity exists for a SENIOR ACCOUNTANT- 3 month FTC at SPITZ in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The purpose of the role is to assist with budgeting, forecasts, month end and year end reporting.
Line Manager: Senior Financial Manager


Job Specification:

Ensuring accurate and timeous financial reporting

Prepare and process all month-end journals and ensure GL closes in specified time


Reconcile Balance Sheet
Ensuring that expenses are allocated correctly, and are reallocated where necessary
Ensuring balances on Balance Sheet recons are accurately and timeously recorded, keeping in line with principles of IFRS
Differences/reconciling items are followed up, investigated and cleared, leaving minimal outstanding items
Prepare the income tax calculation (provisional and annual) per AVI template and in accordance with Tax Act


Prepare accurate and timeous financial reporting to AVI (Day 4 Early Estimate, Day 8 Monthly Pack, Budget, Forecast, and year-end additional reporting)


Ensure all reporting to AVI is accurate and complete and submitted timeously per the AVI


Prepare and submit statutory obligations and External reports: Vat Return (Monthly), Stats SA (Monthly/Quarterly), Tax Annual Return


Ensure the VAT and Annual Income returns are submitted accurately and timeously within the rules as defined by SARS
Avoid interest and
Ensure we deliver as required by StatsSA Turnover reporting as defined by the required format set out by StatsSA
Ensured we comply with legislated requirements from government departments


Confirm validity and accuracy of local and foreign payments and release thereof


Review the accuracy and validity of payments before release. Ensure released before Bank cut-off times


External Audit


Assist with external audit requests and resolve any issues/findings timeously in order to improve our internal control environment


Ad Hoc Projects- Finance related

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:


Newly qualified Qualified CA (SA)
Articles completed at one of the Big 4 Audit firms highly advantageous


Additional Requirements:


Accounting Standards (IFRS)
SAP
Knowledge of financial processes and systems of internal control
Microsoft Excel


Closing Date 09 March 2026