General Ledger Clerk - Pretoria West at RCL Foods

Minimum qualification and experience requirements

• Relevent Finance/Accounting Diploma or Degree
• At least 2  to 3 years in general ledger experience and FMCG

Knowledge

• SAP utilisation experience.
• Financial accounting principles and practices

Skills

• Verbal and written communication
• Computer literacy (Intermediate proficiency in MS Excel)
• Analytical thining

Duties & Responsibilities

General Ledger Reconciliations

• Prepare monthly reconciliations of General Ledger accounts within deadlines.
• Analyse Monthly General Ledger Reconciliations to ensure that all reconciling items are valid and that there are no unusual items on the reconciliation that need to be re-allocated.
• Consolidate at National Head Office Reconciliations for GL accounts that are also used by the regional teams
• Ensures that year-end reconciliations/schedules in support of specific General Ledger accounts are completed.
• Compile ad hoc spreadsheets and analysis when required.
• Prepare and complete reconciliation of Inter-company accounts and follow up on queries/reconciling items.
• Update exchange rates in SAP daily

Journals

• Review all journal entries received and ensure that all journals are appropriately authorised before capture
• Capture normal and accrual journal entries, including routine monthly transactions, re-allocations and provisions, ensuring correct account allocations.
• Capture all F-02 journals entries prepared at Head Office and
• Prepare and capture ad-hoc journal entries as required by the GL Accountant.

Administration

• Perform the functions of the Cash Book clerk to fill in as a backup when necessary

File and safeguard records within area of responsibility.

• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.