Assistant Accountant at AfroCentric Group

Job Description

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant who will manage the day to day operations of the administrative and financial activities in the relevant companies within the AfroCentric Group. This entails supporting the Business Unit to ensure the smooth operation of the financial environment. To timeously and accurately maintain accounts and reconciliations as per service level agreements.

Type of person

• The candidate must be assertive, have a sense of urgency, must be able to deliver results and must be able to effectively work well with others.

Experience:

• 3 4 years relevant financial accounting experience

Qualifications:

• Financial qualification relevant to department. Studying towards a qualification

What you will do:

• Continuous improvement
• Implement practical solutions that use the specialist and departmental systems and processes
• Provide specialist input and recommendations to improve the efficiency, compliance and quality objectives related to the area of specialization
• Identify problems and develop and propose solutions to present to appropriate leader or stakeholders
• Ensure day to day operational support required from area of specialization is provided to enhance performance
• Cost containment
• Support the identification, development and implementation of cost-effective processes to increase efficiency and reduce cost drivers related to area of specialization
• Continuously review cost / benefit and Return on Investment within area of specialization
• Drive customer-centricity
• Maintain a high level of impact on other departments to support improved delivery
• Continually increase understanding of client and stakeholder needs, satisfaction and service delivery
• Knowledge management
• Ensure that adequate knowledge regarding specialization is shared as required and maintained within the research library
• Provide advice and / or training as required
• Maintain, develop and implement specialist knowledge within the day to day operations of the organization
• Prepare and distribute accurate and timeous management accounts / executive summary within the stipulated timeframes as per Service Level Agreements
• Prepare and analyze statutory returns as per Service Level Agreements
• Reconcile statement of financial position/ statement of comprehensive income within stipulated time frames and Service Level Agreements
• Correctly prepare, process and review all payments
• Resolve all queries timeously as per Service Level Agreements
• Capture and balance all reconciliation accounts accurately and timeously to trial balance.