Accounts Assistant Job at Streets Chartered Accountants

Accounts Assistant

Streets Chartered Accountants

Location:
South Africa

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

We are an exciting and rapidly growing professional services group, expanding both organically and through acquisitions. The group has more than doubled in size over recent years and continues to grow at pace, creating a dynamic and fast-moving environment with significant opportunities for development. The Central Finance function is evolving quickly to support this growth and plays a critical role in ensuring strong financial control, robust processes, and scalable systems across the group. The Role We are looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join our Central Finance team. This is a key role within the function and would suit a highly motivated self-starter who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes, and wants to be part of an ambitious and growing business. The role has a strong focus on group purchase ledger and intercompany accounting, including ownership of processes across multiple entities and supporting the integration of newly acquired businesses.

Job Responsibility:

End-to-end ownership of the group purchase ledger across multiple entities, from invoice processing through to payment runs
Ensuring timely and accurate posting of supplier invoices and out-of-pocket expenses
Managing and maintaining supplier records and controls across the group
Preparing and processing weekly and monthly payment runs
Handling inbound queries to the shared mailboxes
Managing intercompany purchase and sales ledger transactions across the group
Ensuring intercompany balances are accurate, reconciled, and agreed at month end
Raising intercompany invoices and resolving differences promptly
Supporting the month-end close by ensuring intercompany balances align across entities
Ensuring the purchase ledger is fully up to date for month end
Assisting with accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations where required
Playing a key role in integrating purchase ledgers of newly acquired businesses into the central finance function
Supporting process improvement and standardisation initiatives across the group

Requirements:

Minimum of 2 years' experience working in a group purchase ledger role or similar
Strong experience of group purchase ledger and intercompany transactions
Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple entities and deadlines
A proactive self-starter with a strong sense of ownership
Excellent attention to detail
Experience of cloud accounting systems such as Xero or AccountsIQ

What we offer:

Opportunity to be part of a high-growth and acquisitive business
Real scope for development
Exposure to group-level accounting and complex intercompany structures
Collaborative and supportive team environment

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 03, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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