Specialist: Scheme Accountant at AfroCentric Group

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a Specialist: Scheme Accountant who timeously and accurately maintain accounts and reconciliations as per service level agreements.

Who we are looking for:

Type of person

The candidate must be able to develop others, be assertive, be able to drive influence, have a sense of urgency, must be able to deliver results.

Skills:

• Conflict Management
• Demonstrates Creativity
• Demonstrates Customer Focus
• Computer Technology Skills
• Attention to Accuracy and Detail
• Customer Focus
• Numerical Ability
• Relevant systems knowledge and application
• Knowledge and application of relevant legislation
• Financial Skills
• Attention to Accuracy and Detail
• Problem Solving
• Customer Focus

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 specialisation
• Identify problems and develop and propose solutions to present to appropriate leader or stakeholders
• Ensure day to day operational support required from area of specialisation 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 specialisation
• Continuously review cost / benefit and Return on Investment within area of specialisation
• 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:
• 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
• Capture all general ledger journal entries accurately and timeously
• Conduct reconciliation and reasonability tests
• Ensure effective finance documentation and record keeping
• Prepare finance documentation for internal and external auditors and assist with requirements
• Ensure that adequate knowledge regarding specialisation 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
• Maintain expertise level:
• Be a member of related professional bodies
• Ensure CPD (continual professional development) or similar accreditation requirements are met annually to ensure maintained specialist accreditation
• Network key relationships:
• Engage with and provide support to the established network of internal and external expert resources and partners
• Specialist support to projects:
• Provide Specialist expertise and ensure best practice related to specialisation is implemented in projects, when required
• Conform to project management disciplines when participating in projects
• Represent department or project on appropriate committees related to area of specialisation

Closing date for applications: Friday 11 August 2017.