Assistant Accountant – Ref: JW389EX/2024 at Johannesburg Water

PURPOSE:

• To provide administrative support and effective, accurate and timeous financial/accounting service through facilitation of financial components as designated. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Ensure that filing structures and procedures are in place on a monthly basis for audit purposes.
• Archive department paperwork and maintain an audit trail as requested by management.
• Perform document filing and retrieval of audit requirements for Auditor General, Internal Audit, SARS and management requests.
• Accept and sign controls schedules of all reconciliations received from AP, FA and GL as per target date.
• Ensure matrix is updated with reconciliations performed and follow up on missing reconciliations.
• Ensure EFT Roster is compiled and approved by management by the 1st working day of each month.
• Ensure releases are obtained and effected on date scheduled. Compile monthly matrix of operators utilised for the month.
• Prepare manual journal template with supporting documents as per request by management (these are journals with less than 20 lines).
• Ensure correct project template, correct parameters and data is utilised. Ensure values are correct and file balances to supporting reports. 
• Process and park journals allocated and attach all supporting documents for review as per general ledger accounts allocated.
• Draw audit report of Journals from SAP and review and sign off audit trail of journals for completeness on a monthly basis.
• Compile and maintain the intercompany matrix and ensure that outstanding confirmations are received on a weekly basis and as and when requested by management.
• Ensure relevant supporting documents are attached to the reconciliations together with SAP printouts.
• Ensure that all reconciling items are attended to timeously.
• Reconciliation of closing balances and Sales on SAP to reports received from prepaid metering department must be performed on the 2nd working day of the month before systems closes to resolve all variances.

 JOB REQUIREMENTS 

Essential qualifications and experience:

• Grade 12, studying towards a Diploma or Degree in Accounting
• 1 year relevant experience