Financial Accountant (5 Months Contract) at Fidelity Services Group

Key Responsibilities:

• Creation and capturing of monthly journals.
• Creation and capturing of standard journals.
• Liaise with cashbook to ensure that payments are allocated timeously.
• Processing of Mercantile Debit Order unpaids and reconcile between SuiteAcc and Cash Book.
• Updating the daily cash flow for all bank accounts.
• Completion and preparation of various balance sheet reconciliations after month end as per deadline dates.
• Updating income statement analysis for various high-risk accounts at month end.
• Review of income statement analysis to ensure that all expenses have been recorded for the month or where needed, and an accrual raised if necessary.
• Identify new expenses in the income statement analysis and obtain an understanding of the nature and timing of the expense.
• To review the balance sheet accounts before month end to ensure that these are accurate, and any corrections are made before the final close.
• General Ledger Balance Sheet Recons – complete all recons that are under your responsibility. Once completed, upload into Greenline on a monthly basis.
• Journals to prepare at month end for: Goodwill / Intangibles Rented Model / DSF and Dealers.
• Checking banking details for customer refunds on Wednesdays and Fridays.
• Fixed Assets – New Assets – provide capex numbers for individual capex items.
• Fixed Assets – Process Disposals of assets in the Fixed Asset System.
• Fixed Assets – process inter company / Business Area transfers as required.
• Fixed Assets – Ensuring that we have no errors before Depreciation is run.
• Dealer Commission – Update spreadsheets on a weekly basis and prepare relevant journals at month end.
• ABSA / Wesbank leases / Interest and document fees – Updating schedules for all new, disposed that are acquired /disposed of.
• Assisting with all audit queries when required.
• Assisting with ad hoc tasks and projects when required by management.
• Ensure that the work area is neat and tidy as per company requirements.
• This will relate to all relevant companies and businesses.

Qualifications for this position:

• Suitable tertiary qualification / Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree (Accounting / Financial Management) required
• 3 years of analytical experience
• SAP experience advantageous
• Advanced Excel
• Reliable car
• Valid driver’s license

Deadline:1st August,2025