Work-Force
Posted recently. Role: Senior Accountant. Location: Sabie, Mpumalanga. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
Overview
The Senior Accountant position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Mpumalanga. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Sabie and across the finance jobs space.
Crucially, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Sabie team on trust, and the Senior Accountant role will feel that from week one.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the finance jobs group in Sabie.
Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Sabie.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Mpumalanga.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Sabie.
Where You’ll Work
Equally, the environment is structured and deadline-driven, with peaks around month-end, year-end and audit cycles. The wider team is collaborative, but focused work is the norm.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Mpumalanga. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Sabie site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Career Growth
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the finance jobs team in Sabie have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Sabie have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Daily Duties
- Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
- Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules
- Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
- Assist with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting cycles
- Compile cash-flow forecasts and variance commentary for management
What You’ll Need
- Experience supporting external audits is an advantage
- Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
- Solid working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and SA tax basics
- Ability to meet tight reporting deadlines under pressure
- B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
- Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.