Junior Accountant at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

Job Purpose

• Provide support to the Financial Accountants and record and review financial transactions to ensure completeness, accuracy and timely submission of information used to support the business in their financial decision making and ensure statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

Financial Accounting

• Support others by carrying out financial monitoring tasks. Check cash book batches and reconciliations to ensure that transactions are allocated accurately and submit timeously to the accountants on a weekly basis. Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement journals, reconciliations and schedules and ensure that all supporting documentation is attached in the month end file for review by the Financial Accountant. Prepare VAT reconciliations for review by the Financial Accountant on a monthly basis.

Management accounting and financial management

• Deliver standard operational or administrative processes, interpret instructions and make choices (from defined options) to get the job done. Check accounts payable and receivable batches on a daily basis to ensure that transactions are allocated accurately in terms of amounts, VAT, description and account. 
• Control and review the age analysis of the accounts payable on a monthly basis to ensure that it is within the agreed terms and conditions of the suppliers agreements.

Operational Compliance

• Develop working knowledge of the organization's policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work. adhere to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.
• Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.

Data Collection and Analysis

• Extract relevant data from information provided by others, and input it into spreadsheets or standard formats.

Customer Management

• Assist with general customer queries and difficult customers. Liaise with auditors, external business partners and internal customers on a daily basis to provide accurate information and respond and resolve enquiries to a satisfactory outcome.

Data Management

• Record financial transactions on a daily basis into the applicable business systems  to ensure the accuracy and completeness thereof.

Improvement / Innovation

• Find new and innovative ways to provide a more efficient, responsive and speedy process to enhance the overall effectiveness of financial reporting and customer service.

Education

• Matric/Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); BCom degree in Accounting or similar - SAICA accredited university (Essential)

Experience

• 2 years experience in a similar role (Essential); Experience within the financial services industry (Advantageous).