Accountant - Craighall at Spartan

Purpose of the Role

This opportunity requires a self-aware, conscientious, and precise team-player who has general accounting experience with exposure to debtors, creditors, banking, journals and reconciliations.  Experience with loan amortisations is preferred but not essential however a conceptual understanding of loan and lease amortisations is essential.

The individual will report to the Group Finance Manager and will work closely with their likeminded team.

This role offers an opportunity for learning and growth to a competent individual with the right aptitude even though they may have limited experience.

We’re more effective as a team that works closely together and engages with its customers and stakeholders, face-to-face – consequently we are entirely office based [i.e. no work-from-home mode].

Required Qualifications

The individual must have a BCom degree, which includes  a major in Accounting and Finance as a subject.

Job Description

As an Accountant, you will prepare journals, reconcile accounts and prepare management account information for multiple companies within the group.

The candidate’s role will be drawn from the following outputs (the final job specification will be tailored to the chosen candidate’s experience and aptitude):

• Ensuring the accuracy of loan drawdown repayment calculations, including calculations of interest on arrears, early, settlements, and detailed amortisations.
• Balance sheet reconciliations related to customer accounts 
• Generate invoices and credit notes
• Customer (borrowers) payment allocations and loan reconciliations
• Sending invoices with statements and payment reminder emails to customers
• Preparation and loading of debit orders
• Management and resolution of unpaid obligations 
• Resolving customer queries 
• Work with Spartan’s internal Legal Team on defaulting customers
• Ad Hoc assignments

Performing accounting functions including:

• Journals
• VAT Calculations and Reconciliations
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Balancing Intercompany loan accounts
• Cash Flow Management
• Checking/preparing bank reconciliations daily
• Loading banking transactions
• Audit Assistance – Prepare audit packs and liaise with auditors

 Minimum requirements

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting as a major and Finance as a subject) or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an accounting/bookkeeping  role
• Experience on Microsoft 365, Xero, Microsoft Teams, and Standard Bank Business online an advantage

Desired Skills and Experience

• 3+ years of accounting / bookkeeping experience
• Financial understanding including loans, leases and amortisations
• Xero (Preference but not requirement)
• General Microsoft office tools
• Excel – Above-average
• Online Banking Systems
• Analytical mind, organized, precise and meticulous

 Required Disposition

• Conceptual understanding of loan and leasing calculations, amortisation and net present value
• Techno Savvy  
• Good communicator [verbal and written] 
• Ability to listen, interpret and understand 
• Conscientious with follow-up & feedback  
• Trustworthy and dependable 
• Problem solver 
• Strong team player 
• Take initiative and responsibility 
• Managing own time efficiently
• Self-awareness 
• Listen, interpret and understand
• Curiosity with constant holistic learning
• Someone who wants to make a contribution to South Africa and assist SMEs