Introduction:
- Our client, a leading medical devices company based in Menlyn, Pretoria, is looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Accountant to join their finance team.
- In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the full accounting function up to trial balance, while providing critical support to the Financial Manager with month-end procedures, yearend processes, and statutory compliance
Job Purpose:
- Responsible for the full accounting function up to trial balance, which includes supporting the Financial Manager with the accounting functions, month end procedures, year-end and statutory requirements.
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum education (essential):
- B.Com Accounting Degree or related Financial
Minimum education (desirable):
- Honours Degree in Accounting
Minimum applicable experience (years):
- 1 years post articles
- 3 years (without articles)
Required nature of experience:
- Commercial experience
- Full bookkeeping experience up to trial balance (Including debtors management, creditors / supplier management, general ledger)
- Inventory Management
- Statutory compliance
- Financial accounting
- Financial reporting
- Beneficial if articles were completed at an accounting firm
Skills and Knowledge (essential):
- Accounting Software (ie Pastel / Xero)
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial accounting principles
- Regulatory compliance
- Audits processes
Other:
- Proficient in Afrikaans and English
- Own transport and valid driver’s license
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS, WEIGHTS AND OBJECTIVES
Bank Management (15%)
- Process, reconcile, allocate and capture cash transactions and cash equivalents.
- Communicate payments to relevant departments.
- Upload all relevant electronic documents to the accounting system.
- Liaise with banks on a continuous basis.
- Load payments on various banks.
- Reconcile credit card transactions and upload all supporting documentation on Xero.
Month End Reporting (45%)
- Reconcile and review monthly journals and ensure supporting documents are kept.
- Reconcile intercompany invoicing and reconciliations.
- Reconcile all ledgers (supplier, debtors and general ledger) to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Reconcile VAT reports.
- Assist with preparation of statutory reports.
- Upload payroll payments.
- Upload payroll journals on Xero and prepare for the month end.
- Calculate and reconcile sales commission.
- Prepare and reconcile profit and loss/income statements.
- Prepare and reconcile balance sheet statements.
- Prepare and reconcile age analysis for creditors and debtors on a monthly basis.
- Provide necessary reports to management on a monthly basis.
- Report on expenses as and when required.
- Assist with month end reporting.
- Assist with annual reporting.
- Assist with annual audits.
Cash Management (5%)
- Manage Credit Cards to ensure sufficient funds and operations thereof.
- Assist with managing all inward and outward Forex payments.
Customers (Debtors) Management (10%)
- Liaise with the sales team and assist with accounting queries on invoices.
- Manage debtors collection process and keep age analysis up to date.
- Handle queries from the Sales Department.
- Issue all credit notes are processed accurately and timeously.
- Ensure proper supporting documents are kept for all Invoices raised.
- Issue all invoices & statements accurately and timeously when required.
- Allocate and reconcile payments received from customers.
Suppliers (Creditors) Management (10%)
- Ensure supplier payment allocation is accurate.
- Conduct monthly reconciliation of creditors for payment.
- Manage and reconcile all suppliers monthly.
- Prepare a payment file and submit payments for approval.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of supplier payments.
- Ensure supplier information is correct and up to date on Xero.
- Ensure completeness of suppliers invoices monthly.
- Correspond with suppliers as and when required.
Inventory Management (5%)
- Assist and monitor inventory stock take on a monthly basis.
- Ensure stock and system stock reconciliation monthly.
Accounting Administration (5%)
- Update fixed asset register timeously.
- Provide updated list of fixed assets to Senior Accountant for Insurance
- purposes. On monthly basis.
- Reconcile fixed asset register to general ledger and insurance policy.
- Conduct bi-annual audit of asset register.
- Ensure all statutory requirements are met (tax clearance certificates, company details, BBBEE).
- Ensure company details are up to date with suppliers, bank and regulatory authorities.
- Conduct general system audits as and when required.
QMS (5%)
- Ensure that QMS guidelines are adhered to.
- Ensure that all supporting documents are kept to date.
- Ensure that all processes are kept relevant.
Closing:
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