Assistant Finance Officer: General Accounts at Sappi

As an Assistant Finance Officer  you will be responsible to:  

• Investigate and process local and foreign intercompany charges / recoveries and submit debit / credit notes to the relevant units
• Receive source documentation by email from Sappi companies and determine company codes, general ledger codes and tax codes involved, recording the entry in SAP using correct transaction type
• Confirm that all inter-company accounts balance once information is captured by running reports in SAP and comparing balances
• Prepare and send payment proposals (local and foreign) to the Finance Manager for the settlement of all intercompany accounts
• Prepare general ledger reconciliations for review including any GL recon required and not limited to intercompany
• Prepare and upload journals for all business units, including journals required to be uploaded by the general accounts team and  not limited to intercompany related journals
• Complete tax pack tabs accurately and completely addressing review queries from head office Tax department
• Confirm invoices are valid as per VAT act requirements and process customer payments timeously according to information receive
• Prepare weekly spreadhseet analysis from bank statements, listing all transactions and allocate to the correct categories
• Ensure that deadlines will be met to ensure continuity of operations and being to plan and organise period closing transactions in a timely manner

What are we looking for? 

• Accredited Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Post graduate degree in Accounting or Finance will be advantageous 
• At least 3 years of experience in an accounting position with experience using SAP FI
• Ms office with intermediate MS Excel experience