Assistant Accountant - 11 Months FTC

About the position

Requirements:

• National Diploma or equivalent in Accounting/Finance.
• A minimum of 3 years working experience of which at least 2 years must be in finance (General ledger and management accounting).
• Working experience in the debtors and creditor’s function will be added advantage.

Responsibilities:

Monthly management accounts

• Maintain Cashbook, Creditors and Debtors subledger systems.
• Prepare and process journals and assist in general ledger reconciliations.
• Perform bank reconciliations.
• Process all transactions into the system to ensure month-end procedures are done within scheduled timeframes.
• Maintain and reconcile Petty Cash
• Perform individual Creditors reconciliations.

Revenue management

• Review and authorise banking daily using the organisation’s online banking system and ensures that all transactions are booked timeously.
• Assist in enforcing Debt Collection strategy by liaising with Debt Collectors and the organisation Debt Collection Unit to ensure correct allocation of payments before processing them into the system.
• Raise invoices for submission to various employers like Govt departments, Municipalities etc. on behalf of the organisation clients to facilitate payment of funded projects.
• Liaise with banks and clients regarding forex invoices for payment.

Expenditure management

• Scrutinize all payment requisitions for general payments and Loan disbursements to ensure completeness and compliance with Procurement policies and company procedures before processing them into the system.
• Ensure strict compliance with the policy by scrutinizing all travel and accommodation requests before processing them into the system.

Financial reporting

• Assist in General Ledger reconciliations and follow ups on long outstanding items.
• Respond to Internal and External audit enquiries by explaining company procedures as informed by the policies.
• Monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing procedures affecting debtors and creditors functions.

Safe keeping of financial records

• Systematically files all financial records according to the approved filing system.

Desired Skills:

• Accounting
• Cash Book Processing
• Creditors
• Debtors