Junior Accountant at Danone

Manage Intercompany Activities

• Confirming intercompany balances on a monthly basis & following up on all reconciling items.
• Quarterly Magnitude reporting of intercompany balances and transactions.
• Ensuring clearance of CBU intercompany revenue & costs.
• Invoicing of intercompany revenue.
• Ensuring intercompany payments are made in a timely manner.
• Working with HR, IS and CBU overheads controller to ensure intercompany recharges are performed in a timely manner.
• Posting of month-end journals, as well as other journals required during the month.
• Query Resolution.

Working Capital

• Posting standard and amortisation journals for prepayments and deposits.
• Processing ad-hoc invoices to the Sundry Debtors GL.
• Sending statements and invoices monthly to the to Milk and Cream Customers.
• Actively managing other debtor accounts, collection and accounting.
• Maintaining Recons.
• Analysis of GL account balances.
• Query Resolution.
• Posting monthly standard and ad-hoc journals.
• AP and AR vendor foreign exchange revaluations.

Provisions

• Maintain balance sheet accounts and prepare accurate month end reconciliations with the correct supporting documentation.
• Reconcile journals posted in the month - follow up on all variances and ensure accurate allocation of accruals and provisions to the appropriate GL and cost centre.

Balance sheet reviews

• Assist with the monthly balance sheet reviews and working papers.
• Respond to financial enquires by gathering, analysing, summarizing, and interpreting data.
• Assist with preparation of the Quarterly balance sheet review workings and slides.

Ad-hoc Projects

• Coordinating and working on projects as and when required by the business.

Confirming Vendor Banking Details

• Validating and Authorising Master Data Vendor bank details and Company Registration changes.

Legal, quality and standards

• Completing Stats SA and other regulatory returns.
• Keeping abreast of group policies and procedures.
• Keeping abreast with financial regulations and accepted practices.

Leadership, training and development

• Striving to achieve delivery of team objectives.
• Updating job knowledge by keeping current with financial regulations and practices.
• Quarterly Balance Sheet Review Presentations.

Customer relationship management

• Liaising with, and provide support to, external auditors and providing all required information.
• Liaising with various stakeholders inside and outside of the business and maintaining good working relationships with the stakeholders.

ABOUT YOU

• Proven team player
• Interpersonal skills sufficient to support, advise and influence directors and managers from different parts of the business whilst providing strong financial and internal control where necessary
• Critical thinking and good analytical skills
• Hands-on approach and proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Personal integrity
• Strong relationship building skills
• Enthusiastic with a can-do attitude
• Service orientated
• Self-starter showing initiative