Clerk: Support Services at Ackermans

Key Responsibilities:

• Company Cell phones
• Administration of the day-to-day Company Cell phone function
• Liaising with Company Cell phone service provider
• Prepare monthly Cell phone schedule and capture monthly expense journal
• Reconcile Cell phone suspense accounts
• Company Credit Cards
• Administration of the day-to-day Company Credit Card function
• Liaising with Company Credit Card service provider
• Prepare monthly Credit Card schedule and capture monthly expense journal
• Reconcile Credit Card suspense accounts
• Accounts Receivable
• Generate invoices and allocate payments
• Follow up on outstanding debt and overdue payments
• Circulate monthly statements
• Timeous processing of journals and completion of reconciliations
• Insurance
• Administration of end to end Insurance process
• Preparation and processing of insurance journals and monthly accruals
• Preparation of monthly Insurance reconciliations
• Insurance reporting
• Foreign Travel Expense Management
• Administration of ordering Forex for overseas travel
• Completing Costing and allocations from expense claim
• Prepare monthly Forex journals for allocation to appropriate accounts
• Petty Cash
• Administration of daily petty cash expenses
• Daily balancing and safe guarding of petty cash
• Preparation of monthly journal and reconciliations
• Query management
• Assist stores with renewal/issuing of trading licenses
• Ensure renewals are done prior to expiration date
• Filing and General Administration
• Filing of financial information and documentation in line with statutory and legal requirements
• Assist with document storage arrangements (onsite documentation storag

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Essential:

• 2 -3 years’ relevant finance administration experience, including strong reconciliation experience

Preferred:

• Retail finance experience

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• System skills
• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel
• Functional skills
• Excellent communication
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and manage large volumes of work
• Ability to multi task
• Time management

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Essential:

• Grade 12 (Accountancy and / or Mathematics)

Preferred:

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification (Certificate / Diploma / Degree)

JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge required:
• Strong administration knowledge and ability
• Sound knowledge of financial administration and basic accounting principles (debits, credits, journals, reconciliations) and their application (finance systems)