Senior Accountant

1 week ago

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, South Africa Company Wellness Solutions Full time R900 000 - R1 200 000 per year

Role Overview

Company Wellness Solutions seeks a hands-on Senior Accountant based in Johannesburg to manage day-to-day accounting, support financial reporting, and contribute to tax-compliant benefits administration. This role supports the CFO/Finance leadership and helps scale finance processes for a growing wellness services business.

Core Responsibilities


• Month-end accounting: Prepare reconciliations, journal entries, fixed asset schedules and support monthly close.


• Management reporting: Produce management accounts, variance analysis and support preparation of board-ready packs.


• Treasury support: Maintain cashbook, assist with cash-flow updates and manage banking transactions.


• Tax and payroll support: Prepare VAT returns, EMP201 support files and assist with payroll month-end and employee benefits documentation.


• Controls and compliance: Maintain SOX-lite controls, support audits and remediate routine control findings.


• Systems and process improvement: Support ERP maintenance, transactional automations and creation of standard operating procedures.


• Vendor and procurement support: Reconcile supplier statements, process supplier payments and support procurement approvals.


• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with HR on payroll queries, benefits substantiation and employee tax documentation.

Key Performance Areas and KPIs


• Accurate and timely month-end: Reconciliations and management accounts within agreed SLAs.


• VAT and payroll accuracy: VAT returns and payroll inputs error rate below target.


• Cash and supplier management: Timely cashbook updates and supplier statement reconciliations.


• Process automation: Number of transactional processes automated or documented.


• Audit readiness: Audit queries closed within agreed timelines.


• Stakeholder responsiveness: Internal stakeholder satisfaction with finance support.

Qualifications and Experience


• Qualification: BCom in Accounting, National Diploma or equivalent; part-qualified or fully qualified CAs and ACCAs are welcome.


• Experience: 3 to 6 years post-article experience in accounting or corporate finance roles; exposure to VAT and payroll preferred.


• Sector: Experience in services, healthcare, wellness or SMEs advantageous but not required.


• Systems: Hands-on with ERPs, Excel and basic BI/reporting tools.

Technical Skills and Personal Attributes


• Technical skills: Financial reconciliations, VAT returns, payroll interfaces, accruals and fixed asset accounting.


• Analytical ability: Strong attention to detail and practical problem-solving.


• Communication: Clear written and verbal communication for non-finance stakeholders.


• Teamwork: Collaborative, coachable and able to work in a fast-evolving small-team environment.


• Ethics: High integrity and commitment to accuracy and compliance.

First 90 Days Deliverables


• Stabilise month-end close: Deliver consistent reconciliations and the first management pack.


• VAT and payroll diagnostic: Complete a short diagnostic and implement quick wins to reduce errors.


• Process documentation: Produce SOPs for top 5 accounting processes.


• Systems review: Identify two process automations or workflow improvements for prioritisation.

Reporting Lines and Application


• Reports to: COO

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