Open Roles at LexisNexis

About the Role

As a Senior Bookkeeper, your purpose is to analyse and process payroll and accounts payable/receivable data accurately. You will ensure compliance with regulations and contribute to financial reporting and analysis. Your attention to detail and analytical skills will support the smooth operation of the finance department.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with clients through debt collectors/attorneys and keep relevant parties informed and keep the blacklist updated.
• Overseeing correct invoicing of sales contracts, including due dates, rates, calculations, and barter deals
• Collecting all revenue for events as per signed contracts.
• Ensuring debtor collection report balances with Pastel and bank receipts.
• Sending weekly debtor’s collection report to event PD/Sales manager, MD, and FD
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date debtors age analysis.
• Meeting regularly with PD/GM/exhibition representatives to highlight unpaid deposits and red flags until fully collected.
• Reporting Weekly check and allocate unallocated accounts.

Accounts Payable Function:

• Preparing weekly payments for all suppliers.
• Ensuring all supplier invoices are correctly processed before payment.
• Reviewing and correct payment reconciliations submitted by Accounts Clerk.
• Ensuring tax invoices meet SARS requirements and correspond with company details and POs.
• Ensuring proforma invoices are supported by tax invoices once services are rendered.
• Highlighting differences in statements and resolve queries before vendor payments.
• Loading new banking recipients and payments accurately and timely.
• Submit payments to authorized signatories weekly.
• Bi-monthly check supplier age analysis to avoid cost duplication and ensure account accuracy.
• Provide monthly accrual schedules to Senior Financial Accountant before month-end finalization.

Cashbook:

• Handling cashbook function for the Group, excluding the IATF bank account.
• Preparing and process daily bank transactions.
• Performing monthly bank reconciliations.
• Ensuring Senior Financial Accountant signs off month-end reconciliations.
• Preparing weekly cashflow reports for review.

Requirements

• Have extensive experience in accounts receivable and payable functions.
• Experience with Pastel or similar accounting software.
• Have solid understanding of SARS requirements for tax invoices.
• Have ability to manage cashbook functions and perform bank reconciliations.
• Have excellent organizational skills to ensure timely collections and payments.
• Have ability to manage cashbook functions and perform bank reconciliations.
• Have solid analytical skills for preparing and reviewing financial reports.
• Have excellent organizational skills to ensure timely collections and payments.