Accounting & Administration | ZA | Average Salary Survey 2024

Financial Director

Posted 12 January 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance strategy and management for group of NPOs across southern Africa."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	1,357,800 ZAR

Sales And Office Administrator

Posted 15 November 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Office Administration
Capture invoicing
Stock management
Event coordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	High School	4-8 Years	Intermediate	841,000 ZAR

Audit Manager

Posted 17 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Expert."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	599,900 ZAR

Office Administrator

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administer processes of obtaining and submitting documentation to medical aids for review to obtain authorizations for funding and submit claims for processing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	411,400 ZAR

Financial Manager

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Head of finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	759,500 ZAR

Accountant

Posted 02 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting, reconciliations, statutory submissions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	430,700 ZAR

Chief Financial Officer

Posted 26 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Full finance function."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ekurhuleni	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	1,712,700 ZAR

Assistant Finance Manager

Posted 25 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project and office management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	1,163,800 ZAR

Senior Audit Manager

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing internal Audit function."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	1,156,000 ZAR

Accounting

Posted 19 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance report, Bank reconciliation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	220,500 ZAR

Financial Manager

Posted 17 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Audit, Debtors, Creditors, Management accounts, Payroll."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	680,800 ZAR

Analyst

Posted 11 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analyst."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	746,600 ZAR

Financial Accountant

Posted 30 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial accounting & reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	416,100 ZAR

Business Lin Controller

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial executive responsible for business control on +600 projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	2,837,400 ZAR

Senior Fund Administrator

Posted 19 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing various admin tasks for the client."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	457,500 ZAR

Management Accountant

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cashflow forecasting
Reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Emalahleni	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	657,600 ZAR

Payroll Clerk

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Payroll 
recruiting
emp201, 501
workman's."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ekurhuleni	High School	2-4 Years	Intermediate	259,500 ZAR

Finance Business Partner

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analysis, reporting, financial controlling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	1,039,200 ZAR

Senior Accountant

Posted 14 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounts, books, tax."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	887,100 ZAR

Audit Manager

Posted 07 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"- Independ audit, independent review and compilations of financial statements."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	633,700 ZAR

Debtors Control

Posted 09 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bookkeeping
Debtors Control."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	468,900 ZAR

Secretary

Posted 26 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Admin."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	1,080,600 ZAR

Senior Accountant

Posted 26 August 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	928,700 ZAR

Compensation And Benefits Officer

Posted 23 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"• Correct processing of time and attendance and payroll input 
• Maintenance of employee personal information 
• Reconciliations of various accounts 
• Payments to employees and third parties
 • Reporting • Testing of current and new systems 
• Implementation of new systems 
• Drafting user manuals and Work instructions 
• Support internal and external auditors
• Ad hoc projects and requirements
•	Full payroll Function, Ensuring for accuracy of payroll
•	Preparation and processing, benefits maintenance, Statutory returns, and various special payments
•	Full National Bargaining Counsel function
•	Prepare, balance and submit the monthly reports to Finance Department
•	Prepare balance and submit the monthly 3rd Party payments
•	Sage Administrator
•	Staff payments and bank uploads Via Fihrst Management Services and authorization
•	Full medical Aid administrating and recons 
•	ABC Exports
•	Pay Slips Printing and processing
•	Basic HR functions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	High School	4-8 Years	Advanced	394,400 ZAR

Credit Manager

Posted 15 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Credit management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	912,500 ZAR

Payroll Administrator

Posted 12 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Full function Payroll processing
Payroll queries
Benefits queries and processing
Overtime
SARS processing/Tax year End
Assist with information gathering with various HR deliverables (i. e. EE plan reporting, SDL reporting etc). 
Preparation of salary, bonus and increase schedules and supporting employee letters. 
Preparation of accumulated leave schedules and payments. 
Onboarding and exiting employees from system. 
Dealing with provident fund company and medical aid service providers. Calculate overtime payments due. 
Calculating commissions, bonuses, tax and deduction. 
Ensure that staff leave is monitored and that staff are informed when they go into minus days. 
Review and calculate time sheets data and hours worked. 
Assist with the preparation of payslips and any requirements around payroll. 
Submission & distribution of IRP 5's."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	467,500 ZAR

Office Administrator And Creditors Clerk

Posted 28 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer Relations 
Office and Business Administration
Accounts Received
Accounts Payable
Logistical and Business Coordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	320,600 ZAR

Senior Manager

Posted 17 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Registered Chartered accountant
Registered Saica assessor
Saica Training Office Administrator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	917,100 ZAR

Accountant

Posted 09 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Member of South African Institute of Professional Accountants. 
Payroll. Drafting of Annual Financial Statements. Tax, VAT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	325,400 ZAR

Admin Officer

Posted 03 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Production reports, machine hours report, fleet management and ppe issuing, trainings, chain supply."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Emalahleni	Some College	1-2 Years	n/a	155,900 ZAR

Management Accountant

Posted 24 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Reporting. Capturing. Cost accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	308,200 ZAR

Audit Manager

Posted 16 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage audits, review financial statements
CA (SA)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	782,500 ZAR

Office/it Manager/creditor Clerk

Posted 12 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT support, data capturing on Pastel to Trial Balance
including VAT Working papers setup and submission
to accountant. Debtors A-Z including Age analysis
and reconciliations & Creditors A-Z including Age
analysis and reconciliations. Ordering and procuring
of stock for sites. Contract managing and reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	145,000 ZAR

Manager

Posted 08 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have pastel, caseware, teammate, aura knowledge."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Rustenburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	159,300 ZAR

Accountant

Posted 08 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	332,800 ZAR

Manager

Posted 15 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting and Auditing. 
Qualified Chartered Accountant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Buffalo, South Africa	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	662,200 ZAR

Administrator

Posted 03 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Matruc. anger management certifucate. comptia plus."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ekurhuleni	High School	20+ Years	n/a	306,600 ZAR

Claims Administrator

Posted 02 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work for barloworld."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	168,200 ZAR

Finance Manager

Posted 18 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting, management, business development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	1,017,900 ZAR

Management Accountant

Posted 12 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Posting of journals, general ledger recons, reporting on financial information."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	981,100 ZAR

Accountant

Posted 12 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management Acccounts. Business Accountant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	345,800 ZAR

Accountant

Posted 28 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management Accounts, Payroll."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	672,500 ZAR

Accountant

Posted 26 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial Reporting
Financial Analysis
Budgets
Forecasts
Payroll."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	294,300 ZAR

Office Administrator

Posted 20 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Office management, IT, facilities management, certificates."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	401,800 ZAR

Audit Manager

Posted 10 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Audit of municipalities processes by value adding to operations, and risks mitigating, 12 experience in providing internal auditing, Diploma in Accounting, btech management, postgraduate in forensic investigation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,226,400 ZAR

Junior Accountant

Posted 17 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"South African Institute of Professional accountants."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	294,300 ZAR

Audit Senior

Posted 13 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Upon completion of my articles at the Auditor General of South Africa I was employed as an audit senior. 
In addition to my previous role as trainee auditor my audit senior duties included:
? Project management, 
? Overseeing the audit process, 
? Management of trainees (including CWC), 
? Compiling reports, 
? Raising audit queries, 
? Ensuring my team has the necessary resources required to complete the audit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	551,900 ZAR

Senior Accountant

Posted 30 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Daily reporting. 
Analysing targets. 
Meeting with department heads. 
Managing and coordinating monthly reporting, budgeting and reforecast processes. 
Providing back office services such as accounts payable, collection and payroll. 
Monitoring cash flow."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	618,100 ZAR

Creditors Administrator

Posted 27 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting Sage software, MS Excel, accounts payable recons and prepare and load payments, capturing stock for creditors, dealing with creditors queries, for national branches."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	223,300 ZAR

Senior Financial Analyst

Posted 06 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance business partner."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	1,471,600 ZAR

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