Retail Controller
Ares Holdings
Cape Town, Western Cape
Permanent
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Posted 05 September 2025 - Closing Date 19 September 2025

Job Details

Job Description

The main purpose of a Retail Controller is to manage financial operations, ensure accurate reporting, and optimize profitability across retail stores. They analyse sales, inventory, and expenses to improve financial performance and ensure compliance with company policies.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

DATA CAPTURING AND RECONCILIATION        

  • Reconciling point-of-sale income to bank account receipts and CIT reports per store.
  • Capture all cashbook receipts.
  • Store account reconciliations

RETAIL CONTROL

  • Reconciling point-of-sale income to bank account receipts and CIT reports per store.
  • Resolve Stores related queries
  • Resolve Ecom related queries
  • Process customer refunds
  • Liaise with CIT on deposit issues
  • Follow up with the bank on refunds
GENERAL DUTIES
  • Resolve store queries.
  • Ensure accurate capturing, communication, data capturing and reconciliation.
  • Communicate any problems with to Financial Manager and Financial Controller
  • Filing
  • General office administration 

Requirements:

  • Certificate or Diploma in Bookkeeping
  • Min 2 years’ experience in creditors and debtors reconciliations and accounts
  • Experience in point of sale reconciliations would be advantageous
  • Sound knowledge of general ledger accounting and allocations
  • Proficient skills in Microsoft applications, especially Word and Excel
  • Minimum 2 years’ working experience on a well-known accounting package (SAP Business One will be highly advantageous)
  • Accounting experience

Perks & Benefits

  • You get to work for a rapidly expanding distributor with aspirational brands
  • Gym & Showers
  • Personal Trainer
  • Yoga
  • Pension Fund
  • Medical aid with Gap cover
  • Staff Allocation (R10 000 Retail Value per annum).
  • Staff discount (50% off for you and your family across all the brands within the group)
  • Healthy Lunch subsidy
  • Company performance incentive scheme
  • Long-service incentives
  • Holistic Employee Wellness programme
  • The group prides itself in its effort to drive continuous employee engagement activities to enable a connected culture.
Should you not be contacted regarding this position within 2 weeks from the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful