Financial Accountant
Listing reference: grind_000678
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 5 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Distribution, Transport & Logistics
Job category: Rail Freight
Location: South Africa
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
A position has become available for a Financial Accountant -Rail to join our dynamic team, based in Durban or Pretoria, South Africa.
Job description
Month-end and Year-end:
- Prepare month-end journals, calculations, and revaluations to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Reconcile accounts and prepare TB for review, including completing commentary and key reconciliations.
- Ensure accurate results are presented by no later than the fourth working day of each month.
- Conduct HFM reporting, including uploading and generating reports.
- Manage and oversee the month-end and year-end close processes.
- Prepare the year-end audit pack.
Accounting Operations:
- Analyze debtors aging for long outstanding and unpaid invoices.
- Prepare weekly and monthly cashflow forecasts for submission to management and Treasury.
- Loading of payments on the bank.
- Prepare the monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including TFR revenue/wagon hire and haulage reconciliations, and NRZ reconciliation.
- Prepare AFS to submit to auditors and assist with audit workings.
- Prepare ad-hoc reports as required.
Accounts payable and receivable:
- Prepare creditor reconciliations and manage payments.
- Ensure all supplier invoices have purchase orders raised against them.
- Check that purchase orders are raised in a timely manner prior to creditor payment deadlines and month-end.
- Send statements and invoices to debtors.
- Set up monthly meetings with senior management to discuss working capital items.
Audits:
- Provide support during external and internal audits.
- Review and evaluate financial controls to ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
Process Improvement and Compliance:
- Review and analyze current processes, and identify areas for improvement to streamline operations.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
Inventory and Stock Count Management:
- Attend stock counts of the Rail companies and ensure compliance with group policies and procedures.
Fixed Assets:
- Prepare fixed asset forms monthly.
Tax:
- Prepare quarterly tax packs
Minimum requirements
Qualification / s
- Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accounting
- CA (SA) preferred
Experience
- 3 -5 years experience in financial accounting.
Job Specific Requirements
- Strong understanding of local accounting regulations and reporting requirements.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, SAP, and other necessary software.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Able to work with different levels of management.