Job Details

📌 Job Title: Sub Accountant
🏢 Company: Vector
📍 Location: Gauteng, South Africa
💼 Employment Type: Permanent
🆔 Reference: req225
🏭 Industry: Supply Chain, Sales & Merchandising

Company Overview

Vector is a leading supply chain and sales & merchandising partner operating across Southern Africa. The company provides fully integrated, temperature-controlled logistics solutions supported by advanced technology and infrastructure.

Vector is known for its innovative multi-temperature vehicle fleet, enabling seamless service across frozen, chilled, and ambient product categories within a single delivery network.

With a strong people-first culture, the company combines logistics excellence with service-driven solutions.

Job Overview

Vector is currently seeking a detail-oriented Sub Accountant to support finance operations in Gauteng.

This role is focused on supplier payments, cashbook control, journal processing, bank reconciliations, foreign payments, petty cash, and cash forecasting.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring timely supplier payments and ledger clearing.

Key Responsibilities

Cashbook Control

• Review EFT requests for correct authorization and approvals
• Verify original supporting documentation
• Confirm GL allocations before processing
• Capture documents and raise journal entries in SAP
• Process head office payments
• Set up SAP and online banking EFT payments
• Clear bank clearing accounts regularly
• Follow up on uncleared items and unallocated deposits
• Capture debit order payments into the general ledger
• Perform staff debtor reconciliations
• Follow up on outstanding balances
• Prepare Telkom account payments and related journals
• Process foreign payments with correct authorization
• Manage petty cash approvals and reimbursements
• Allocate branch bank deposits daily
• Prepare ad-hoc journals as required
• Compile and monitor cash forecasting reports
• Report forecast variances to management

Teamwork & Self-Management

• Take ownership of daily finance tasks
• Prioritize deadlines and productivity targets
• Communicate risks and missed deadlines
• Support team values and business objectives
• Assist colleagues where required
• Participate in performance reviews
• Support ongoing training and development

KPI Focus Areas

• Ledger account clearing rate
• Outstanding item resolution
• Reconciliation accuracy
• Deadline adherence

Qualifications

Education

• Matric / Grade 12
• Accounting-based tertiary qualification

Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ relevant accounting experience
• SAP R/3 knowledge and experience preferred
• Supplier payments and reconciliation experience

Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• SAP financial processing
• Strong numerical ability
• Analytical thinking
• Written and verbal communication
• High attention to detail
• Time management and deadline focus

CV Tips

• Highlight your cashbook and reconciliation experience clearly
• Include SAP R/3 knowledge if applicable
• Mention supplier payments, EFT processing, and journal posting
• Showcase experience with bank clearing accounts and foreign payments
• Emphasize accuracy, deadline management, and analytical skills
• Include finance systems and advanced Excel competencies

Benefits of Joining the Company

• Permanent employment opportunity
• Work with a leading supply chain business
• Exposure to large-scale finance operations
• SAP and financial systems experience
• Professional growth and training opportunities
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to develop accounting expertise in logistics finance

Company Policy

Vector is committed to equal opportunity employment and values professionalism, accountability, teamwork, and continuous development. All candidates will be assessed based on qualifications, experience, and the operational requirements of the role.