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Accountant II – Trade Payable

Listing reference: woolw_001213

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 5 June 2025

Position summary

Industry: Financial Services

Job category: Financial Accounting

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

Introduction

To deliver all the required accounting general ledger reconciliations and controls to ensure effective and accurate payments to local suppliers.

Job description

Ensure full reconciliation of General Ledger accounts in accordance with GAAP and WW financial principles
Ensure fully reconciled and detailed provisions for all accounts within the creditors environment
Manage all the required systems interventions for administering all payments e.g. pre-lim reports
Ensure fully reconciled trial balance items, delivered timeously with detail required for management reporting.
Ensure that sub-ledgers are compliant with the rigors of audit to substantiate values in the balance sheet.
Ensure proper working of the EFT payment process, including access controls / accuracy / validity of payments
Prepare timeous management reporting in line with best practice.
Ensure integrity and control around Master Data Maintenance, including supplier terms, banking details, etc.
Address any internal issues as they arise.

Ad hoc reporting as requested by management.

Minimum requirements

Technical Skills:

B. Comm / B.Tech / 3-year Finance Diploma or equivalent
3 years management experience in an Accounting environment
Awareness of GAAP / WW Financial Principles and sound understanding of accounting processes
Able to apply accounting knowledge in a large IT driven accounting environment and solve problems in a large, complex, integrated system that processes large volumes of financial transactions
Able to effectively use Excel and Walker financial system

Behavioural Skills:

Personal Effectiveness
Passion for the brand and customers
Thinking strategically and commercially
Leading Transformation
Connecting people
Delivering high performance
Having a merchant mindset
Making insightful business decisions
Driving quality
Planning and organising

Executive Personal Assistant

Listing reference: woolw_001214

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 4 June 2025

Position summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Job category: Secretarial

Location: Westville

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

To provide secretarial and administrative support to the Divisional Executive and Divisional Leadership Team(s) where applicable.

Job description

Deal with strategically sensitive and confidential information
Diary and e-mail management – assisting in effective time management
Prepare for and organise meetings/conferences/functions and other general group activities
Co-ordinate and reconcile travel arrangements
Screen telephone calls and pro-actively deal with queries
Liaise with customers – both internal and external
Co-ordinate presentations and develop required documentation
General admin and filing
Minute taking for all leadership meetings
Capture & follow up on expense reports
Weekly and adhoc report collation

Minimum requirements

Proven secretarial experience and skills at a senior personal assistant level
Ability to communicate effectively – excellent verbal and written skills
Computer literate – Ability to use MS Office (Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
Ability to use own initiative and be proactive
Ability to work independently and decision making-ability
Ability to work effectively in a pressurised environment with high volumes of varied work
Efficient and accurate with attention to detail
Excellent planning and organising skills
Varied working experience and maturity is important
Good interpersonal and relationship building skills
Customer Service Orientation
Self-starter with the ability to work independently with confidence

As a proud South African brand, Woolworths is committed to transformation. Meeting our employment equity goals will be taken into account in our recruitment decisions.

Closing Date: 04 JUNE 2025

Please note, that if you have not received a response from us on your application within 6 weeks of the closing date, your application was unsuccessful.

Inventory Controller

Listing reference: woolw_001210

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 3 June 2025

Position summary

Industry: Auditing/Accounting

Job category: Financial Accounting

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

Introduction

To manage the TRADE and NON-TRADE system integrity and financial stock including movement reporting.

Job description

· Accountable for driving non trade stock query resolution with all relevant stakeholders (Non Trade Payables, Procurement, RED, Gift Card, Head Office Facilities (Stationery, Dining Room, Hairdresser, ITS, Special Occasions).

· Accountable for understanding the technical processes for non-trade stock from end to end.

· Accountable for communication to BUFM’s on all non-trade stock and gross profit inventory adjustment issues.

· Responsible for the reconciliation of Non-Trade stock balance sheet accounts (RED, Gift Card, Head Office Facilities (Stationery, Dining Room, Hairdresser, ITS and Special Occasions and stock accrual accounts).

· Accountable operationally and financially for Non-Trade stocktakes of warehouses including capturing, approval and reporting thereof.

· To reconcile the stock ledger to the records held at the outsourced stock location.

· To ensure that all charges to the manufacturer are accurate and are adjusted against stock.

· To ensure accurate costing of RED imported Non trade stock including ‘all on cost’ additional charges.ie.freight and duty.

· Accountable operationally and financially for non-trade stocktakes of warehouses including reporting thereof.

· Responsible for the reconciliation of certain non-trade stock balance sheet accounts.

· Responsible for processing miscellaneous transactions (receipt and issuing of stock) as per BU requests

· To keep record of all gift cards(WW and CRG) issued out of stock to stores, head office and external corporates

· Process monthly billing for stores relating to gift card stock issued and relating service charges.ie.courier and management fees.

· To reconcile the gift card stock ledger to the records held at the outsourced stock location(Crossgate)and ensure that all charges to the manufacturer are accurate and are adjusted against stock

· Accountable for first receipt of Red Imported Non Trade stock and liaise closely with Finance Imports Team to ensure payment thereof

· Accurate calculation of costing profit/ loss and filing of the RED shipment file with supporting documentation

· Meet with relevant stakeholders to ensure accurate closure of the shipments.

· To ensure the WIP (Work in Progress) Special Occasions account is fully reconciled and process adjustments to ensure billing takes place to recover funds from suppliers.

· Ensuring that the non-trade stock is accurately aged for possible provisions.

· Providing input into finance policies, principles and procedures

· Training relevant stakeholders to understand and communicate finance’s business requirement across multiple departments/divisions for non-trade.

· Working with the Business Systems Analyst to communicate the business requirement and interaction to ensure that any development meets the business need.

· Assisting with the analysis of process changes, risk impacts and communication required.

· Responsible for status reporting, feedback on issues and risks.

· Responsible for reconciling Division 5 stock clearing and stock control accounts.

· Responsible for compiling Division 5 stock rollforwards

· Liaising with Auditors