Finance Officer

Our client in the automotive industry is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Finance Officer with strong all-round accounting experience. The successful candidate must be hands-on, able to balance accounts accurately, and comfortable working across multiple financial functions within a fast-paced dealership environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Driveway daily journals and daily balancing
• Management of WIP and cash outstanding
• Balance creditor statements to age analysis
• Daily balancing of TWT banking
• Reconcile TWT debtors and creditors age from the TWT system to Pinnacle nominals
• Reconcile Forecourt debtors and creditors age from branch to Pinnacle nominals
• Ensure petrol accounts remain within advance deposits and do not exceed credit limits
• Support the workshop with overflow costing when required
• Assist in Main and Service Reception as and when needed
• Monthly driveway journals
• Processing and allocation of TWT debtor receipts
• Conduct job card audits
• Perform TWT, Engen, and Volvo audits
• Ensure the vehicle ledger balances to the Trial Balance at month-end
• Ensure vehicle deposits balance at month-end
• Clear outstanding vehicle transactions to enable month-end closure within two weeks
• Ensure compliance with POPIA and PAIA requirements
• Perform additional finance-related duties as required

Requirements:

• Strong accounting and financial reconciliation experience (automotive industry experience highly advantageous)
• Solid understanding of creditors, debtors, WIP, and vehicle ledgers
• High attention to detail with strong balancing and reconciliation skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Salary: Market-related, based on experience