Financial Clerk at Bowmans (Law Firm)

Purpose:

Responsible for keeping accurate, timeous and complete records of payable accounts, petty cash and internal records for the various registers.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Senior Certificate with accounting as a subject     
• Studying towards an accounting qualification required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office preferable

Key Accountabilities

Petty Cash

• Process petty cash requisition on 3e, issuing of the cash and reconciling the cash box.
• Issue petty cash cheques when necessary to top up the cash in the petty cash box.

Trust and Business Cheques

• Issue and processing cheques requisition on 3e for verification and sign off.
• Ensure that the cheque register is up to date 

Accounts Payables

• Processing of business and matter related requisitions on 3e
• Reconciling accounts to the statement weekly/monthly
• Attending to account-related queries (internal and external)
• Ensure that the printed stationery register is up to date, issuing and order printed stationery stock when needed.

Incoming Payments

• Recording and receipting of incoming cheques
• Issue receipts to the client upon receipt of the cheque.
• Prepare the deposit slip, for banking and allocation sheet for accurate allocation.
• Maintain an internal register of all cheques received.
• Capture cash receipts and banking as and when required

Deeds

• Responsible for the capturing and reconciliation of deed payments

Cash Handling

• As and when required, oversee the restaurant cash-up banking done weekly
• Check accuracy of cash and that it is deposited daily, as and when required

Relationship Building / Teamwork

• Develop and maintain relationships with all levels of staff as a trusted resource.
• Assisting management and colleagues as may be required
• Dealing with internal and external queries

Competencies

• Attention to Detail
• Decision Making
• Interactive Communication
• Problem-solving
• Relationship Building
• Financial Systems, Processes and Technology
• Information Management
• Using Information Technology

Bowmans is committed to achieving the objectives set in its transformation charter, and the targets in its employment equity plan. All recruitment decisions will be taken with due consideration being given to these objectives.

Please include a copy of your CV with your application for it to be considered.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.