Accountant at Smollan

To ensure timely and accurate financial accounting of transactions and the reporting thereof in terms of relevance to management on a national basis for the Smollan Group of Companies.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Accurate, complete balance sheet

• Process general ledger journals
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts to general ledger
• Solve identified managers’ queries and provide feedback
• Assist with finalisation and monthly distribution to identified managers
• Compile balance sheet

Balance sheet sent to auditors

• Prepare audit files with copies of balanced general ledger reconciliations
• Solve queries from auditors relating to management accounts

Accurate, complete asset register

• Update asset register on a monthly basis with new assets
• Obtain copy of documents from creditors and enter onto asset schedules
• Do depreciation for assets on a monthly basis and input into general ledger
• Do disposals of F/A as and when F/A are sold. Record entries into general ledger
• Balance asset schedules and accumulated depreciation to general ledger

Effective payment of VAT to SARS

• Extract in and output VAT reports
• Reconcile VAT to general ledger
• Execute payment of the correct amount of VAT on or before the 25th of each month

Customer satisfaction and effective stakeholder management

• Resolve managers’ queries and follow-up on complaints
• Provide ongoing feedback (as required)

Effective teamwork and self-management

• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
• Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures
• Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands
• Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change
• Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organisational needs
• Manage own career development by staying abreast of any technical and/or industry changes

Key Competencies

• Analysis & problem solving                                                                                                         
• Financial acumen                                                                                                                            
• Critical thinking                                                                                                                                
• Organisational awareness                                                                                                           
• Communication                                                                                                                              
• Agility                                                                                                                                                   
• Performance & results driven                                                                                                    
• Continuous growth & improvement                                                                                       
• Resilience & stress management                                                                                              
• Service excellence                                                                                                                          
• Planning & prioritisation                                                                                                               
• Quality & detail excellence

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:           

• BCOM Finance 

Minimum Experience:                            

• 5-6 years related experience in all fields of finance required (full financial function – debtors, creditors, general ledger)