SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Financial Accountant
Location: Sea Point, Cape Town
Salary: R420k per annum
About the Role:
The finance department consists of 2 members of staff being the Financial Manager and the Financial Accountant. We work extremely closely with the CEO. The Financial Accountant reports directly to the Financial Manager and their main function is the administration of the full debtors and creditors function of the Group together with various other ad hoc financial tasks.
Requirements:
A tertiary financial certification (bookkeepers’ course)
2 to 3 years’ experience as part of a Finance Team in a Financial Accountant function.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and office equipment (phones,
printers, etc.).
Experience using MDA Property Systems would be an advantage.
Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain confidentiality.
Responsibilities:
Debtors Function
The debtors function mainly consists of the billing of Tenants for monthly rental and utility recoveries.
Be the custodian of the Debtors function on MDA Property Systems which is the billing and accounting package used by the Company.
Load all new leases and renewals on MDA and ensure that the data on MDA is a mirror image of the physical signed leases.
Processing of new deposits and deposit redemptions on MDA.
Preparing monthly Tenant reconciliations for all rental billings including all cost recoveries.
Processing of the monthly billing cycle on MDA and dealing and answering of all Tenant queries.
Following up on outstanding rentals.
Creditors Function
Processing and preparing creditors for payment for several companies.
Preparing creditors reconciliations at month end for creditors payment.
Be the custodian of the Creditors function on MDA Property Systems which is the billing and
accounting package used by the Company.
Preparing sub-contractor payments and the ability to meet with the contracts manager to discuss the payment thereof and obtain the necessary authorisation for payment.
Preparing upload schedules for the various creditor accounts and ensure that the Creditors are allocated to the correct expense accounts and properties.
Prepare weekly and monthly payment schedule with supporting information to be reviewed by the Financial Manager for payment.
Monthly capturing and preparation of the municipal accounts for the various properties within the group.
Monthly capturing and preparation of the levy accounts for the various properties within the group.
