Assistant Accountant - VKB Grain, Douglas
VKB Group
Douglas, Northern Cape
Permanent
Closing Date 19 January 2025
Job Details
Division VKB Graan Dienste (Edms.) Bpk.
Business Unit VKB Graan (Edms.) Bpk.
Minimum experience Entry Level
Company primary industry Agriculture
Job functional area Accounting/Auditing
Job Description
Introduction to the VKB Group
The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.
Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.
This “house of brands” we’ve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.
Our purpose
Touch lives – for the better: We always aim to make a positive impact in people’s lives: our employees, producers, clients, communities and the larger industry. And, through collaboration with this group of people, we strive to make an even bigger and longer lasting impact in the lives of all South Africans.
Values
We live by five important values:
We are HUMBLE
We acknowledge that we are blessed
We are HUNGRY
We do not settle for mediocre
We are BOLD
We do what is right, even if it scares us
We are SMART
We consider our words and actions
We are TEAM PLAYERS
No-one can do this alone
Our legacy
For the Love of the Land: We do it all for our legacy and the love of nature, people, country, sustainability and progress.
Job DescriptionThe successful candidate will be responsible for the checking, processing, and corrections of transactions on the accounting system of VKB Grain.
Requirements
Relevant BCom Degree with Accountancy
Completed Articles will serve as recommendation
Applicable experience in a fast-moving operational environment
Excellent computer skills and the ability to work with Excel on an advanced level.
Experience on Microsoft Navision or Business Central will serve as recommendation
Proficiency in Afrikaans and English
Duties and Responsibilities
Allocation of debtor and creditor accounts
Preparation of processing of payments and receipts on a continuous basis
Processing bank account transactions
Reconciliation of control accounts
Preparing month-end journals and reconciliation to be approved by the Financial Manager.
Basic reporting and analysis
Duties and responsibilities may grow and change as the candidate and department grow and change
Skills Required
Decision making
Ability to function independently within team context and to accept responsibility
Ability to work under pressure
An indisputable drive to constantly add value to the business
Strong analytical, numeracy and interpersonal skills
Good communication
Compliance
Managing operations and budgets
Organizing
Planning
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