Accountant at CommunicareNPC

The ideal candidate for this role will be responsible for effective utilities management and maintaining proper financial records in compliance with applicable accounting standards within the Department.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Accounting
• Utilities Management
• Audit
• Taxation
• General Duties

Overall, you will:

• Check, allocate and sign off divisions documents (debtor and creditor invoices, etc.) ensuring that documentation is in compliance with: company BEE/Procurement policy, and that general ledger allocation and VAT treatment are correct.
• Review petty cash statements and reconciliations from all divisions
• Perform analytical reviews of data to ensure completeness, accuracy and validity of billing received from vendors. Investigate all inconsistencies and raise accruals to account for temporary variations
• Attend to project related utilities, including rates clearance and project closure
• Ensure annual rates rebates submissions are made and received from the City of Cape Town.
• Review and manage objections in terms of the property valuations received from The City of Cape Town
• Maintain Masterfile of utilities accounts per utility vendors and Communicare and update regularly to take into account additions, amendments or disposals of property
• Coordinate queries with vendors and maintain any applicable relationships
• Ensure that files are ready for review in time for auditors.
• Attend to queries by internal and external auditors as and when required.
• Ensure that general ledger transactions are recorded in MDA in line with SA Income Tax Act requirements
• Prepare annual tax computation and related supporting schedules
• Review company policies as they relate to the finance department and motivate any amendments if necessary.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification (BCom)
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ work experience in a similar role.

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.