AGL transport & logistics - General Accountant M/F

Job Purpose:To The General Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies, supporting financial reporting, managing general ledger activities, and providing financial insights to support operational and strategic decision-making within the logistics business.Responsibilities Deferred Cost Processing (Monthly)• Manage and process monthly deferred cost schedules, ensuring accurate recognition, allocation, and amortisation of costs.• Maintain and review deferred costs relating to licences, insurance, road permits, and other applicable prepaid or deferred expenses.• Ensure all deferred cost journals and supporting schedules are complete, accurate, and aligned with accounting standards and company policies.VAT Management & Compliance• Prepare and submit monthly VAT returns accurately and within statutory deadlines.• Perform VAT reasonability checks to validate the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of VAT submissions.• Prepare detailed VAT reconciliations between the general ledger and SARS/ZRA submissions, ensuring reconciling items are investigated and resolved.• Monitor ongoing VAT compliance with applicable tax legislation and reporting requirements, escalating risks or discrepancies where necessary.Intercompany Accounting• Manage intercompany loan accounts, including the accurate calculation, posting, and review of interest entries.• Reconcile intercompany balances and ensure alignment between related entities, with variances investigated and resolved timeously.Prepaid Accounts Management• Monitor prepaid accounts to ensure adequate funding levels are maintained for operational requirements.• Perform regular reconciliations of prepaid balances to ensure accuracy, completeness, and appropriate allocation of transactions.• Investigate and resolve variances promptly, ensuring all reconciling items are supported and cleared timeously.Month - end procedures• Prepare and maintain monthly provisions files, ensuring accruals and supporting calculations are accurate and complete.• Complete month-end reporting files in line with internal deadlines and reporting requirements.• Perform month-end balancing procedures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial information.• Perform monthly foreign currency revaluations and ensure exchange rates are accurately loaded and applied.• Review age analysis reports and provide accurate reporting on outstanding balances and overdue items.• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring reconciling items are investigated and resolved timeously.