TRAFFIC
Western Cape
Branch Accountant
First Automobile Works
South African Rand . ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
Job Description
Responsibilities 
- Bank account - Process transactions daily, reconcile, load payments on internet banking.
- Petty Cash - Petty cash payment, receipts, and process daily. Bank excess cash when necessary.
- COD's - reconcile and prepare payment documentation as required and submit to finance for payment.
- Creditors - Process expenses on Automate & Reconcile all creditors documentation and forward for payment, ensure all creditors are paid within terms.
- Debtors - ensure all debtors stay within terms follow up on O/S payments. Send out statement at month end, answer customer queries. Meetings with Parts & workshop cash account - receipt all payments and follow up on queries.
- WIPS & Warranty - Monitor, communicate and meetings with workshop to manage documentation flow.
- Workshop Productivity - Prepare daily and forward to W/S staff and DP. Discuss with W/S manager on weekly nase to find solutions to improve.
- DOC - Prepare Daily and forward to managers.
- Discussions - informal discussions with Dept managers relating their figures and to determine where you can be of assistance with new information and reporting.
- Fixed assets - Prepare monthly report, audits, new capex applications , updating asset date file.
- Balance sheet GL Recons - Prepare and continuously following up on O/S issues to ensure recons are clean and accurate.
- Financial reports - Analysing, income statements, balance sheet, budgets.
- Meeting reports - Prepare meeting report for DP and department managers, attend meeting DP and departments.
- Internal accounts - Prepare recons and payment request for Cape town internal creditors.
- Maintenance plans -Bookkeeping and reports of vehicle maintenance plans. Prepare invoice for each vehicle on MTP and forward to customer.
- Sundry invoices - prepare preparation and submit to finance
- Support your Manager in a constructive manner, ensuring that the internal department relationships are properly maintained.
- Personally manage work efficiently and effectively.
- High quality of work ethic at all times
- Effective internal and external relationship building via good communication.
- Improving and developing the knowledge & skills of others
- Ensuring that the company trial balance and general ledger reconciliations are accurate at all times.
- Proper adherence to company policies and procedures. Good housekeeping and filing. Ensuring an effective control of company assets at all times. Good Time Management and Priority Setting Skills.
- Bcom Degree in Accounting or similar
- Min 3 years' experience (in similar role in Commercial Industry at dealer level advantageous)
- Proven experience handling Recruitment processes
- Code 8 licence
About This Role
Career insights for Accountants and Auditors positions
Salary Benchmark
R38,485/month
R27,932 to
R54,299/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years and will have large numbers of openings.
Key Skills for This Role
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Judgment and Decision Making
Common Technologies
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Job Overview
Date Posted
27 Feb 2026
Salary
South African Rand . ZAR
200,000 - 300,000
Location
Western Cape, South Africa
Accountants and Auditors Insights
Median Salary (ZAR)
R38,485/month
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years and will have large numbers of openings.