Accounts Clerk: Payments (6 months)

About the position

The main purpose of this position is to perform various general accounting support tasks within the Financial Services Department (FSD) of the Company
JOB DESCRIPTION
 

• Engage in the short-term planning and performance of tasks against work plans as defined in conjunction with the supervisor.
• Perform work independently within the established practices, given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with the set standards, policies and other guidelines.
• Identify, evaluate and solve defined, routine and new problems within a familiar context.
• Perform general accounting duties and reconciliations in accordance with the accounting and company policies, relevant accounting standards and applicable legislation.
• Prepare and provide information related to transactions within a defined context to relevant stakeholders.
• Perform general administration tasks, including the preparation of payment instructions, data capturing and record-keeping to ensure the smooth running of operations in FSD.
• Create and maintain consistent metadata in a manner that allows for a clear and unambiguous data element definition and meets legislative, quality and security requirements.
• Engage with the relevant stakeholders/clients within the company and external parties, displaying a service orientation in own work and the ability to handle basic queries and explain information fluently.
• Proactively broaden own knowledge of the functional area, displaying a willingness to make improvements in own work (including methods and practices).
• Evaluate own performance against the given criteria and identify and address task-specific learning needs.

 
 
 
 
JOB REQUIREMENTS
 

• a minimum of a National Diploma in Accounting (NQF 6) or an equivalent qualification; and
• six months to two years’ working experience in a financial environment, specifically in accounting.

Desired Skills:

• ? financial accounting
• communication
• Payment settlement