Assistant Accountant at Digital Outsource Services (Pty) Ltd

The Department:

We are a dynamic and diverse group of individuals working together in a fast-paced environment, with the sole aim of accurate and useful financial information. As the Finance department, we deliver timeously to the senior management and shareholders of the organisation, to assist with their decision-making processes in driving the business.

Purpose of the Role:

This role reports into the Finance Manager and is responsible for the debtors and creditors function, maintaining the intangible asset register, assisting with monthly reconciliations with commentary and other ad hoc duties within the Finance team. The candidate we are looking for is a focused, self-motivated & dynamic individual to take on this role. The individual needs to be highly numerate, well organised and able to work to tight deadlines. Attention to detail and extensive reconciliation experience is crucial.

Duties include, but not limited to:

Creditors Function:

• Capture all invoices, accruals, and prepayments - Ensuring all postings are correct by product, region, platform, brand and game, where appropriate.
• Prepare weekly payments, ensuring that the correct amounts and suppliers are paid.
• Match vendor invoices and payments in Navision
• Obtain proof of bank details for all changes to banking details or new vendors
• Run vendor open items reports weekly and provide commentary for any long outstanding items.
• Proactively resolve any queries raised.

Debtors Function:

• Bill brand licenses to relevant entities in line with the contracts - ensuring all postings are correct by product, region & brand where appropriate.
• Ensure timeous receipt of funds
• Match customer invoices and payments in Navision

Asset Management:

• Record all intangible asset transactions including additions and disposals in the accounting system
• Run monthly amortisation
• Reconcile the intangibles asset register to Navision.
• Prepare quarterly reporting package, including disclosure notes and useful live assessment.

Financial Reporting:

Analytical reporting

• Preparation of income statement and balance sheet reconciliations with relevant commentary.

Corporate Governance:

 Audits

• Assist with the preparation of the quarterly and annual audit files.
• Effectively communicate with auditors to ensure all audit queries are adequately resolved.

SOX compliance

• Ensure that all controls are adhered to, documented, and implemented for SOX compliance.

Financial Staffing:

• Effectively work as a team with relevant team members.
• Communicates clearly and effectively at all levels; both internally and externally to ensure expectations are met and potential problems escalated timeously.

Ad Hoc Duties:

• Draft process notes detailing how and why monthly tasks are performed to ensure business continuity.
• Archive all financial information.
• Assistance with testing of processes before implementation on Navision.
• Other ad hoc duties as may be required from time to time.

Essential Requirements:

• BCom financial accounting degree or similar
• 1-3 years accounting experience
• Experience in performing reconciliations and preparing variance analysis commentary.
• Experience in fixed / intangible asset management
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Demonstrates consistent behaviour aligned to the Organizational Performance & Culture.

Desirable Requirements:

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

Person Specifications:

• Ownership & Accountability
• Building Relationships
• Organisation & Planning
• Problem Solving
• Resilience
• Stress Tolerance
• Communication
• Teamwork