Accountant (Temporary) at Caterpillar Inc.

What you will do

Under supervision performs accounting duties of entry level/moderate complexity.

Duties may include reconciling leasing or other systems to the general ledger; mapping and setting up general ledger accounts; preparing basic reconciliations; preparing reports; researching, clearing, and communicating booking or posting errors to the appropriate parties; conducting or assisting in the documentation of accounting projects; preparing or assisting in the preparation of accounting reports and year-end activities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• A wide variety of responsibilities may exist within the various accounting units.
• Responsibilities vary, but may include one or more of the following duties:
• Under supervision, performs accounting duties of entry-level/moderate complexity.
• Some latitude for un-reviewed decisions is within the scope of delegated authority.
• When inconsistencies or problems occur which are outside delegated authority, they are brought to the attention of management.
• Confers with management to determine the proper means by which to resolve these issues.
• Applies knowledge of basic accounting methods and procedures.
• May participate in accounting system development, testing, and implementation.
• May coordinate and review lower-level accounting work assignments for accuracy and completeness.
• Understands the established continuous improvement objectives for the department.
• Measures progress toward the continuous improvement standards and ensure that the necessary measurements are maintained.
• Participates in the resolution of any identified problems.
• Analyses data and makes all business decisions based on such analysis.
• Understands the Harassment policy of the company and is responsible for its application in all aspects of employment.

Skills you will have:

• Ability to seek out relevant information.
• Ability to apply math computation skills including basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as statistics and other mathematical concepts used in modeling.
• Knowledge of accounting distribution and ability to verify the correctness and completeness of such information.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain Excel spreadsheets and Word documents.
• Must demonstrate initiative, leadership, and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of accounting systems/ERP systems
• Ability to complete investigation on reconciling items.
• BCom Accounting or studying towards an accounting qualification.
• 1 – 3 years of financial accounting experience
• Capture invoices
• Bank allocations and reallocation
• Month-end experience would be advantageous.
• Preparing simple month-end journals
• Preparing bank reconciliations and investigating and solving reconciling items
• Loading payments onto the online banking profile

Additional Information

• You will be required to be in the office 3 times a week in Kempton Park - Johannesburg
• To be considered you need to be based in Johannesburg.
• This is a 3-month temp contract with a possibility of being extended depending on performance.