Dermalogica is recruiting a driven, dynamic and experienced Accountant to join our finance team. This position is for a candidate that thrives in a rewarding yet high-paced, deadline-driven environment, which serves as a support department to the broader business.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• ERP system module maintenance
  • Gl, AR, AP, CB, Inventory
• Prepare Weekly Cash forecasts ahead of payment cycles.
• Accounts Payable
  • Assist with reconciliation for suppliers.
  • Review payment files for release
  • Lead a procurement project of streamlining of suppliers and process.
  • Lead a project to implement an automated PO process.
  • Ensure that allocations on payments and Gl transactions are accurate and in line with budgeted items.
• Accounts Receivable
  • Review Age analysis and manage customer payments in accordance with payment terms.
  • Be the escalation point for customer queries and resolutions.
  • Manage rebates and discount tables.
  • Review Stores Petty Cash Recon review and replenishments
  • Review Pay cards recon and replenishments.
  • Manage the Transactional Bank accounts and 3rd party merchant providers and payment gateway for ECOM.
• Cash Book
  • Ensure that all bank accounts are reconciled on a weekly basis.
  • Debit order’s validated and checked against support.
  • Credit Card statements are captured and reconciled.
• GL
  • Ensure that the account mappings are maintained.
  • Ensure that the Gl’s are being correctly utilised and that allocations are in line with Budgets.
  • Preparation of Monthly Accruals on Day 1 for expenses and reconciliation and release thereafter
  • Prepaid expenses management and reconciliation
• Management of System accounts and Nil accounts
  • Unallocated Receipts and deposits
  • GRN accrual account.
  • Forced balance system account.
  • Sub module to Gl reconciliations
• Statutory
  • Ensure that we are compliant in all statutory aspects (CIPC, SARS, Customs, etc)
  • Submit and prepare the VAT 201, EMP 201 monthly.
  • Manage correspondence with these agencies.
• Reporting
  • Assist the FM with the preparation of Management accounts.
  • Prepare and execute balance Sheet recons.
  • Ensure that feedback on Pack actions is closed out with the team and the entity.
  • Ad hoc reporting will be required as per business and department needs.

 Qualifications

• BCOM accounting + articles (Preferable)

Experience required:

• 5 + years in an accountant position and in a team environment
• Retail background and experience
• Syspro (Preferable)
• EXCEL (advanced) and Microsoft suite
• BI experience (Cognos, Power BI, ODBC)

Competencies and characteristics:

• Planning is essential for this role.
• Deadline driven (We need to deliver on our deadlines)
• Process and system driven (As there is no allowance on deadlines, designing processes and monitoring them with fixes as needed is imperative to meeting our deadlines)
• Team motivation and alignment (Although we have strict deadlines, how we manage the team is critical to motivate and maintain the company culture)
• High performance mind set.
• Solution Driven.
• Good team player and able to work within a team to deliver output.
• Lead and gain respect and prominence through actions and culture rather than by position.
• Operationally inclined.

Work Environment: 

• This role is based out of our Johannesburg office in Parktown and reports directly to the Finance Manager.
  

Dermalogica is an equal employment opportunity company that is committed to diversity.