Accountant

SUMMARY:
Our client is looking an Accountant  that will report into the Finance Manager. The successful incumbent will be responsible for daily cash management, overseeing the creditors and cashbook functions, foreign exchange transactions and financial reporting for the company.
 
Location :  Sydney Road -Congella

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements:

• Matric with a suitable tertiary qualification in Finance
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role within a large organization.
• Excellent technical financial accounting knowledge, skills and experience.
• Excellent reconciliation skills
• Experience with processing cash books and using bank manager (Pastel)
• Experience with the use of online banking platforms, loading payments (local and foreign), UCR’s, downloading statements.
• Foreign exchange experience is essential.
• Proficient in Pastel Evolution or similar accounting packages
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with excellent skills on Microsoft Excel – v-lookups, pivot tables, formatting etc
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal together with good reporting writing skills.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with an analytical mindset.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a pressurized and deadline driven operating environment

• Process Bank transactions (Rands) accurately into Pastel Evolution and ensure reconciliation, processing of the company credit card and petty cash as well.
• Conduct all COD payments and company expenses, expense sheets to be completed and payments to be loaded, once signed off by the manager.
• Ensure that the utilities, garnishee’s, union fees, PAYE and WCA returns are processed and paid timeously.
• Conduct all foreign payments regarding the imports, rebates, and refunds, load onto FNB, using the correct BOP codes and SARB authorities to load payment.
• Reconcile foreign suppliers on Zeatech.
• Conduct renewal of blanket authorities and liquor and tv licences.
• Complete the customer rebate calculation, monthly, quarterly, yearly as requested by the customer.
• Raise recovery invoices timeously to CTSS, rebate and admin fee recovery.
• Responsible for safeguarding of company credit card, reconciliations to be performed on a weekly basis. Ensure supporting documents for transactions are submitted on a daily basis.
• Ensure all credit card invoices are pulled through Zeatech, as a payment voucher allocated to the credit card account.
• Supervision of creditors clerks, providing guidance on queries and implement changes for process improvement.
• Review and approval of supplier reconciliations.
• Review creditors ageing on a regular basis and provide a report with commentary for monthly reporting.
• Load payments timeously, two or three days before the due date and ensure that payments are reviewed by the financial manager and Head of Business Operations by the required deadline.
• Assist with the collection of cash from the reps and with banking when required.
• Vet debit orders and ensure that the correct values are debited at the correct dates.
• Reconcile and validate vouchers for petty cash on a weekly basis with the debtors clerk.
• Assists the Financial Manager with audit requirements, balance sheet reconciliations and related queries.
• Generate monthly invoicing for the company's Property Trust and submit to tenant/s timeously, complete the processing of the Trust accounts, with the presentation of management accounts on Pastel Partner.
• Render the Vat 201’s for the Trust and businesses, ensure payments are made timeously