Accountant

Minimum requirements:

• BCom Accounting degree (or equivalent) from a recognised institution
• At least 3 years' accounting experience, including reconciliations, month-end and management accounts
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Working knowledge of Sage Pastel
• Valid driver's license

Duties and responsibilities:

Reconciliations and month-end

• Finalise weekly reconciliations for feed, medicine, workshop, chemicals and seed, and diesel
• Prepare the WIP/capital, accruals and profit-control reconciliations; move items to the income statement and raise provisions where required
• Submit SARS diesel refund claims and monitor diesel usage and stock on vehicles

Management accounts and budgeting

• Compare the budget with the management accounts (ManAcs), ensure costs are correctly allocated and give feedback to management
• Review crop, feedlot and administration budgets
• Prepare the annual one-year plan, including cattle growth and weight research, and compare monthly KPIs against it
• Costing and profitability
• Prepare return on investment (ROI), cost over gains (COG), contract totals and break-even analyses on calf weights and slaughter results
• Prepare cost-per-km and unit-cost calculations for trucks, equipment and by-products

Purchasing, invoicing and controls

• Review purchase requisitions and quotations against the OPEX budget
• Approve invoice analyses and ensure pens are invoiced to the correct client
• Calculate minimum and maximum medicine stock levels
• Lead stock-takes with the operations team

Assets, projects and administration

• Follow up on purchases and sales of vehicles, implements and equipment, and arrange demonstrations
• Arrange insurance and supporting documentation
• Attend the daily operations meeting and compile weekend duty rosters

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