Business Accounting Assistant - Kempton Park at DB Schenker

Responsibilities

• Assist with requests from external and internal auditors. – WHEN REQUIRED
• Payment proposal to Vendors with terms, approval and checking for NA, ZA, MZ.
• Approval of daily urgent and operational payment
• Keeping track and ensuring payment on time for IATA, Transnet, and others.
• Master data administrator. 
• Interbranch accounts.
• Reconciliation of Mozambique vendor accounts.
• Monthly Mozambique payments and postings.
• Asset creation and disposal.
• Tagging of assets on Asset tracking system.  
• New standard bank fleet cards. E-tags etc.  
• Support in responding to queries on General ledger accounts.
• Submit posting for certain month end entries.
• Reconciliation and clearing of unidentifiable receipts and payments
• Query handling with operations divisions and Shared Service Centre team and escalate to Business Accounting Specialist when required.
• Monitor and resolve debit balances on Freight and overhead creditors (invoices not posted on time).
• Assist SSC and procurement team with GL and cost center allocations.
• Query handling and reconciliation of accounts payable for Mozambique branch.
• Review of Overhead vendor recons prepared by Shared Service Centre.
• Preparation of GP vendor recons.
• Approval of payments on SEMA – for all 3rd party COD and SARS customs payments except deferments and Mozambique payments.
• Assist with preparation of documents for bank reviews or audits when required. WHEN REQUIRED
• Assist Business Accounting Manager with signing of treasury related agreements.
• Assist with cashflow outlay planning.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 (matric)
• B. Com Finance / Accounting degree would be an advantage
• Excellent knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Sound knowledge of SAP will be an advantage and strong knowledge of MS Office
• Experience in logistics industry will be an advantage
• 5+ years’ experience in accounts payable and finance
• Experience in performing accounts payable services
• Ability to interpret information accurately
• Strong communication skills, spoken and written at different levels of the organization with local and foreign colleagues
• Team player, highly motivated, flexible, and adaptable