Job Description
- homechoice is a leading South African homeware retailer. For 40 years we’ve helped our customers create beautiful homes they love with an innovative range of quality products they can afford.
- The ideal candidate for this role will be responsible for the accounting functions within Homechoice
What you will love doing in this role
Processing of month-end journals
- Performance of standard month end journals (accruals/ system summary)
- Review Stock management reports and processing of correcting journals where appropriate
Month-end reporting (Inventory and Cost of Sales)
- Ensure all Inventory entries are correctly processed monthly for Home and Fonechoice
- Ensure the relevant provisions are processed monthly (Obsolete stock and Credit note Provision)
- Ensure appropriate accrual journals are raised at each month end (and reversed in the following period)
- Ensure that large variances are investigated, and feedback provided to the Finance Manager
- Ensure that the Intergroup balances for Homechoice are in balance
Preparation of month end reconciliations
- Reconciliations are completed monthly by the agreed deadline dates
Reconciliation including the following:
- All Inventory Accounts
- Cost of sales Accounts
- Relevant Sundry Debtors and Sundry Creditors
- Duty and Expense Control account related to Stock
- Visa Expense Control account
Administration of VISA System
- Ensure all Visa allocations by the business are processed before the last day of the month
- Ensure relevant accruals are made for Visa entries not yet coded or approved by the business
- Ensure that large variances are investigated, and feedback provided to the Finance Manager
- Ensure new users are appropriately assigned and trained
Finance Super User and Hyperion admin
- Attend weekly prioritization meetings to ensure that highest priority tickets are prioritized and progress is made on them in the weekly sprints
- Ensure that all tickets are internally logged before they are send to Omega Support (IT). Attempts should be made to resolve ticket on own
- Assist the Finance manager with certain FCCS (Hyperion system) admin tasks.
Adhoc activities
Performance of various ad hoc activities to support the finance department in achieving its reporting objectives, including, but not limited to:
- Process requested correcting / adjusting journal entries
- Perform any investigations requested by the team leader or financial managers
- Prepare any ad hoc reports as requested by Finance Managers
- Preparation of any schedules required as part of the year-end audit process
- Billing of Internal and External Customers as requested by departments
What you’ll need to do this role
- Accounting degree or diploma in Accounting or Studying towards Accounts Degree or Diploma
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in an accountant or assistant accountant role
- Previous experience in MS Dynamics and FCCS (Hyperion) would be advantageous
- Previous working experience in retail/ financial services would be advantageous
What we will love about you
- Ability to initiate and maintain performance
- Ability to drive to the root cause of a problem
- Passionate about driving continuous improvement
- Always eager to take on new challenges
- Excellent analytical skills with a passion for accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Responds promptly to requests and flexible in their approach
- Deadline driven with ability to carefully assess and streamline processes
- Ability to use own initiative
Behaviors we love
Wow my customer
- Walk in my customers’ shoes
- Deliver on my promises
- Deliver insight-led solutions my customers need
Treat the business as my own
- Take accountability
- Be curious, creative & explore opportunities
- Do it right & at the right time
Play as a team
- Be helpful
- Be inclusive
- Find the fun
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