Senior Regional Accountant

1 week ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Professional Recruitment Network Full time

Our client (based in Woodstock, Cape Town) is looking for a Senior Regional Accountant to join their team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations within the Western Cape region and ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across multiple locations or business units.

Key responsibilities include financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and providing financial guidance to regional management with a strong focus on creditors, stock control, expense and cash management. You will need to ensure that all financial transactions are accurately recorded and investigated where necessary in line with company policy to support decision making and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities include:

Financial Controls & Compliance:

Maintaining and enforcing internal controls and financial procedures across retail and distribution operations

Ensuring financial documentation (e.g., approvals, reconciliations, journals) is compliant with company standards

Assisting in the preparation for internal/external audits

Monitoring adherence to company procurement and payment policies

Reviewing creditor reconciliation and payment requests to ensure compliance and signed by authorised staff

Ensuring all leger recons are maintained, reviewed and signed off as accurate

Stock Management & Integrity:

Overseeing the financial administration of stock movement between warehouses, stores, and suppliers

Reconciling system stock with physical stock take results and investigate discrepancies

Working closely with operations and inventory teams to identify root causes of stock variances, losses, or shrinkage

Monitoring stock write-offs, and adjustments in line with company policy

Supporting and overseeing monthly counts and system reconciliations

Costing & Margin Analysis:

Reviewing product costings, supplier invoices, and landed cost accuracy, including logistics and duties

Collaborating with procurement, pricing, and category teams to ensure accurate cost

Investigating cost anomalies and supporting business units in understanding the reason for differences

Expense Management:

Reviewing and monitoring operational expenses across retail branches and distribution centres

Investigating expense anomalies and assisting managers in staying within budget parameters

Financial Reporting & Operational Oversight:

Preparing and distributing stock-related financial reports, including stock aging, shrinkage trends, and distribution cost reports

Providing insights into branch- and region-level performance indicators (e.g., stock days, cost-to-serve, loss ratios)

Providing regional business units with their trading and profitability reports

Payroll Admin:

Assisting HR department with payroll deductions and administration

Reviewing overtime, temp and outsourced staff expenses

Assisting with internal/external and department of labour audits

Requirements:

Degree in Accounting, Finance etc.

3-5 years' experience in retail or distribution financial administration

Strong understanding of inventory and supply chain financial processes

Proficient in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic modelling)

ERP system experience required

Knowledge of retail POS systems and warehouse management systems (WMS) beneficial

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