Overview
General Accountant Jobs in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa at Adcorp Group
Title: General Accountant
Company: Adcorp Group
Location: City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Who We Are
At Adcorp Group, we’re more than just a workplace solutions company business — we’re a team on a mission to bring people, possibility, and planning together to create purpose.
Our values aren’t just words on a wall – they guide how we work, who we hire, and the impact we make.
- Teamwork: Our values aren’t just words on a wall – they guide how we work, who we hire, and the impact we make.
- Respect: We respect the feelings, wishes, rights and traditions of our workforce, candidates, clients, communities, and the environment.
- Customer centricity: We strive to anticipate our customers’ needs and deliver excellent customer experiences
- Agility: We act with speed and flexibility to ever changing conditions
- Diversity & Inclusion: We welcome and embrace a diverse range of people, perspectives, and ideas.
We’re proud of our values-led, people-first culture where bold ideas are celebrated, and every role contributes to building a stronger, more inclusive workforce for South Africa.
The Opportunity: General Accountant
Ensure the correct, complete, chronological and orderly record of all GL accounting transactions as well as execution of tasks in the area of General Ledger Accounting and Reporting at GBS as a service provider of accounting services across the Business Units. This role is also responsible for ensuring the correct, complete, chronological and orderly record of all FA accounting transactions as per IAS / IFRS, and applicable Group guidelines in the relevant segment and legal entity to which they are assigned.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring the correct and timely accounting representation of business transactions in the general ledger while maintaining compliance with laws and regulations of Adcorp.
- Processing of all FA accounting transactions and ensuring that transactions are disclosed accurately, completely, and in chronological and factual order as per IAS / IFRS, and applicable Adcorp guidelines or GBS process descriptions.
- Processing of closing entries and items as to the completeness and accuracy including consistency with relevant policies.
- Professional handling of special issues in the field of general ledger accounting (e.g. derivatives).
- Execution of regular sample quality checks for available documentation of individual postings.
- Preparatory activities for providing financial statement notes to support “Business Accounting” (based on a “disclosure checklist”).
- Follow up with embedded finance as needed.
- Prepare statistical reports from the field of financial accounting for authorities.
- Support the valuation of asset movements (including additions, disposals and transfers).
- Process listed accounting transactions for posting.
- Review and approval as a part of master data maintenance in FA.
- Create evaluations and reports as part of Balance Sheet reporting.
- Complete and accurate ledger and journal processing.
- Completion of General Ledger reconciliations.
- Discuss issues regarding FA accounting with the relevant Business Accountants and / or the relevant operational department.
- Process fixed asset transactions.
- Interaction and professional exchange with the relevant operating units (e.g. clarification of complex accounting issues as well as dealing with inquiries).
- Collaboration with staff from Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable in the Group Business Services.
Why Join Us?
We know great people have options – so here’s what makes this one worth your while:
- Hybrid work setup
- Ongoing learning & development opportunities
- A team that actually lives its values
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- Diploma in Accounting /Finance /Economics or equivalent qualification.
- University degree in Finance (preferred).
- Very good knowledge of GL module Very good knowledge of FA module.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Finance, especially in the relevant processes (If no degree).
- High level of Excel competency