Financial Accountant (Hay level 15) at NECSA

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Provide financial support and perform reconciliations
• Minimize financial risk to Pelchem
• Achieve competency in accounting and financial reporting
• Ensure Financial systems supports business needs
• Prepare accurate, timely management accounts in accordance with IRFS and input from the finance department monthly, quarterly and annually
• Prepare the trail balance in accordance with the financial management strategies and policies
• Conduct monthly general ledger account reconciliation to ensure accurate reporting
• Conduct regular ledger maintenance in line with policy and procedures
• Supply departmental income statements to departments in line with established policies and procedures
• Handle financial management queries raised or delegate to appropriate staff
• Advise line management during budgeting and forecasting exercises in line with the financial framework
• Handle queries on annual basis raised by internal and external audits as directed by the Manager Financial Management
• Review actively After each month-end, then perform reconciliation as per financial procedure and templates
• Review and verify monthly project related Opex and Capex claims reconciliations
• Check allocation of expenses to correct general ledger codes Facilitate payments
• Ensure salary payments are approved on time by management Ensure Creditors paid timeously with exact amounts
• Process the upload of medical aid deductions precisely
• Upload salary payments into banking system and submit to HR Manager for checking; while getting approval for payment
• Upload medical aid deductions onto banking system and check accuracy
• Upload creditors payments onto banking system to ensure Pelchem is paying correct amounts to correct creditor and receive approval from approval
• Review supplier payments batches to meet established timelines Analyse financial reports and asset management Ensure that Financial accounting systems reflect accurate entries
• Minimize mistakes in reconciliation process
• Ensure Asset numbers match plant and equipment to effect high quality management decision
• Ensure Anomalies are reported promptly and accurately
• Ensure accurate financial inputs into financial accounting system
• Review entries in financial system in accordance to established practice and standards
• Analyse to ensure correct allocations and correct mistakes via bank reconciliation process
• Check and approve overtime data and submit to HR/salary department
• Supply line management with asset numbers (plant, equipment) in line with policy and
• procedures Analyse asset purchases for the month within classification structure
• Ensure assets have been registered and tagged on an ongoing basis
• Report anomalies to the Manager Financial Management Key Knowledge & Skills
• General accounting
• ERP system e.g. Microsoft Dynamics, SAP
• Computer literacy (MS Office, MS Excel, MS Outlook)
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles, regulations and legislation pertaining to sound accountancy practice
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the business processes implemented and the relationship to the performance management of the organisation to ensure the best possible results in achievement of business targets
• Knowledge and understanding of the systematically arranged collection of computer data, structured so that it can be automatically retrieved or manipulated
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of finance and the components involved in finance
• Sound knowledge and understanding of financial systems, the components thereof and the application of the system

Minimum Qualifications

• National Diploma in Accounting or Financial Management.

Minimum experience

• 5 years in an accounting environment