Fund Accountant (WC - Bellville / GP - Centurion) at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for accurate PAYE reconciliations within service level agreement
• Peer review of triangles, bank and general ledger reconciliations
• Capturing of bank account information on the bank ‘saldo’ file
• Posting of bank statement transactions on to the accounting system (after bank reports extracted by Treasury)
• Submitting of daily reconciliations completed
• Updating of month end file
• PAYE completion and saving of EMP 201 on e-filing
• Prepare monthly tax reporting
• Assist with resolving tax audit queries
• Prepare half and full year end tax reconciliation for submission
• General administration - filing and opening of new files
• Assist SARS with payment reference queries
• Create SARS efiling user access for admin staff
• Prepare and submit income tax numbers file 
• What will make you successful in this role?

Qualification & experience

• Diploma or Financial degree with Accounting 111
• At least 1 (one)year relevant tax and reconciliation experience

Knowledge and skills

Competencies: Technical Competencies

• Experience in dealing with audits will be advantageous
• Employee Benefits experience will be advantageous
• Knowledge of the legislation applicable to retirement fund industry will be advantageous
• Solid understanding of debits, credits and journal entries
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook etc)

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Good problem solving and time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail and proactive attitude
• Must be able to work under pressure (individually and as part of a team)
• Ability to collaborate and pull information together
• Results driven 

Personal Attributes

• Interpersonal savvy - Contributing independently
• Manages complexity - Contributing independently
• Plans and aligns - Contributing independently
• Optimises work processes - Contributing independently