Temp Assistant Accountant at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description    

• Join Lactalis at our offices in Western Cape and take on the challenge role as the Temp Assistant Accountant. You will be responsible for supporting the department by completing routine clerical and accounting tasks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Required Skills    

• Accounting degree or relevant Tertiary qualification.
• Experience in a financial function will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of BPCS is advantageous.
• A resilient individual with excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to respect the deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Computer Literate (MS Office, Word & Excel) 

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Three-way matching and processing of invoices.
• Reconciling vendor accounts and preparing documentation for payment of creditors.
• Complete documentation and arrange for new vendors to be created on the system and maintaining vendor terms.
• Matching all balances in the Debtors bank account with amounts in the General ledger.
• Involvement in the month end process, including journal preparation and posting.
• Reconciliation on transport charges and recoveries.
• Balance sheet reconciliations of selected accounts.
• Involvement in the income tax preparation process
• Filing and archiving of documents.
• Ad Hoc financial reporting requests and tasks as required