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Scatec

Junior Accountant

Construction and Property Development, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Renewables Energy
Market RelatedFull TimeOn SiteCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Description
As a Junior Accountant, you will play an important role in supporting the Finance and Asset Management team by executing core accounting processes, maintaining accurate financial records, and contributing to reliable internal reporting. Your work will support several group companies and help ensure that payments, reconciliations, compliance activities, and financial information are completed accurately and on time. This is a strong opportunity to build broad finance experience in an international renewable energy business while developing your technical accounting capabilities. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING In this role, you will take ownership of day-to-day accounting, payment, and compliance activities, including: • Process cashbooks, journals, intercompany transactions, customer invoices, and monthly customer statements across several group companies • Prepare bank, supplier, balance sheet, travel expense, and corporate credit card reconciliations • Capture supplier invoices, manage approval workflows, and review invoices for VAT, purchase order, and company compliance requirements • Coordinate domestic and international payment runs, prepare payment batches, and load payments onto banking platforms • Resolve supplier and invoice queries and maintain accurate supporting payment documentation • Prepare monthly VAT workings and support tax, KYC, CIPC, annual return, and other compliance requirements • Prepare audit working papers and supporting schedules, including ED and BEE-related information • Provide general finance support and assist with ad-hoc accounting and reporting requirements Your work will contribute to accurate financial reporting, effective financial controls, and well-managed finance processes across the business. WHAT YOU’LL GAIN • Professional growth through ownership, exposure, and meaningful contribution from day one • Hands-on experience in a role where the challenge is energising, fast-moving, meaningful, and built on learning through doing • Broader commercial understanding through close collaboration with Finance, Asset Management, and other business teams • Stronger accounting, reconciliation, payment, and financial control capabilities across multiple legal entities • Exposure to international finance processes within a global renewable energy organisation • Experience working with compliance, tax, audit, and ERP-driven finance processes WHAT YOU’LL BRING EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS • Diploma or Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline • More than 3 years’ accounting experience • Proven experience preparing a basic trial balance • Solid Microsoft Excel skills and a good understanding of finance processes and accounting sub-processes • Experience working with ERP systems will be advantageous • Strong numerical accuracy, attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines WHAT IT’S LIKE TO WORK AT SCATEC At Scatec, we combine purpose with performance. We value responsibility, clarity, and collaboration, and we encourage people to challenge existing ways of working, contribute ideas, and keep developing. You can expect an environment where people work together across disciplines and geographies, where good performance matters, and where you are trusted to take ownership without unnecessary hierarchy. If you are motivated by accurate financial work, enjoy bringing structure to accounting processes, and want to build your career in an international renewable energy environment, this could be a strong next step. We are looking for someone who is methodical, solution-oriented, comfortable working under pressure, and committed to delivering high-quality work while continuously looking for ways to improve.
Desired Expertise & Qualifications
Degree in AccountingDiploma in FinanceERP systems experienceMicrosoft Excel skills
Benefits
Broader commercial understandingHands-on experienceProfessional growth opportunities
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