Junior Accountant
Full time @Lesaka Technologies posted 3 months ago in Accounting Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 182072
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Offered Salary 0
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Career Level Entry-level
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Experience 2 Years
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Gender Both
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Industry Accounting
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Description
Reference: 169656
Lesaka Technologies is seeking a Junior Accountant to support the finance function with day-to-day accounting activities, reconciliations, reporting support, and compliance administration. This role is suited to a detail-oriented accounting professional who is looking to grow within a structured and fast-paced environment.
Key Areas of Responsibility
1) Financial Controls and Reconciliations
- Assist with the preparation and accuracy of the monthly trial balance.
- Perform monthly reconciliations, including VAT, network fees, lost and expired stock, provisions, accruals, and other balance sheet items.
- Support the monthly reconciliation and correctness of VIC.
- Assist with monthly stock counts and related reconciliations.
- Support the preparation and finalisation of monthly internal audit requirements and supporting schedules.
2) Reporting
- Assist with the preparation of monthly reporting packs (including financial and statistical reporting).
- Prepare and distribute weekly sales dashboards and metrics.
- Assist with monthly statistical information, stock reports, and ad hoc finance reports.
- Support the compilation of monthly SLT and Town Hall packs.
- Assist with quarterly reporting packs where required.
3) ERP / CRM and Process Support
- Support improvements to financial controls and processes within ERP/CRM systems.
- Assist with integrations for additional products where applicable.
- Support automated reporting and dashboard development (IV/metrics, customer information, and other management reporting).
4) Compliance Support
- Assist with B-BBEE compliance administration and audit preparation.
- Support financial reporting compliance in line with SARS, COIDA, accounting standards, and Group policies.
- Assist with external audit processes by preparing schedules and supporting documentation (e.g., Deloitte).
- Support POPIA compliance requirements as they relate to financial processes and data handling.
5) Cost and Commercial Support
- Assist with tracking and reporting against budgets and identifying variances.
- Support vendor-related administration and cost optimisation initiatives through accurate reporting and follow-up.
6) General Finance Support
- Support internal stakeholders in resolving finance-related issues and queries.
- Assist with accounts payable end-to-end (invoice processing, reconciliations, and payment preparation support).
Minimum Requirements
- 1–3 years’ experience in a finance/accounting environment
- BCom Accounting or Financial Management (NQF Level 7)
- Articles in progress or partially completed
- Exposure to ERP systems
- Strong Microsoft Excel capability (formulas, pivot tables, lookups, basic data analysis)
Key Competencies and Attributes
- Financial and management accounting fundamentals
- Understanding of tax regulations and compliance requirements
- Reconciliation and audit support capability
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritise to meet month-end/reporting deadlines
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Integrity, confidentiality, professionalism, and accountability
- Proactive, resilient, deadline-driven, and able to work under pressure
