Assistant Accountant (12 Month FTC) at Betway Africa

• As an Assistant Accountant you’ll be supporting the delivery of and be responsible for assisting with the following areas, creditors functions, including accruals, performing monthly reconciliations with variance commentary and other ad hoc duties within the Finance team.  This will help us excel at providing accurate and useful financial information to stay ahead of the game.

What you’ll be doing

As part of your role, your responsibilities will include:

Creditors Function

• Accurately capture all invoices, ensuring correct postings by product, region, platform, and brand, in line with agreements or prior billing.
• Perform vendor reconciliations and resolve any outstanding queries.
• Prepare bi-weekly payment runs, ensuring accurate amounts and correct suppliers are paid.
• Match vendor invoices to payments in Navision/Business Cloud (BC).
• Set up new vendors and obtain verification of bank details for any changes or new vendors.
• Run vendor open items reports, providing commentary on any long-outstanding items.

Finance Reporting

• Prepare income statement and balance sheet reconciliations, including relevant commentary for areas of responsibility (e.g., open items, operating expenses, prepayments, marketing).

Corporate Governance 

• Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual audit files, ensuring provision of audit evidence.
• Collaborate with the internal audit team to ensure that all queries are effectively addressed.

SOX Compliance

• Ensure adherence to all internal controls and maintain proper documentation for SOX compliance.

Financial Staffing

• Collaborate effectively with relevant team members.
• Communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, both internally and externally, ensuring expectations are met and potential issues are escalated promptly.

Ad Hoc Duties:

• Draft process documentation outlining monthly task procedures to ensure business continuity.
• Archive all financial information as required.
• Assist with testing processes before their implementation in Navision or BC.
• Perform any other ad hoc duties as required.
• This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. You may be required to complete other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives.

Essential skills you’ll bring to the table

The necessary skills that we require for this role include:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and effectively
• Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams, with a focus on achieving shared goals
• Expertise in managing multiple tasks simultaneously, with a track record of delivering on time and within scope
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring high standards of quality in all outputs
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and priorities, maintaining effectiveness in dynamic situations
• Certificate or diploma in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 1-3 Years Accounting experience in a similar role
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve

It would be great if you also have some of the following skills:

• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics Navision or Business Central.
• Experience in FloQast.
• Experience in IBM Planning Analytics/TM1/Cognos.