About the position
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Financial Accountant
Location: Bayhead - Durban
Reports To: Finance Controller
Main Duties: Below is a list of main duties only, actual job function would not be
limited to these items only:
- Capture month end journal entries
- Review and approval of supplier invoices
- Review of creditors reconciliations
- Oversight of debtors and creditor's function
- Review of monthly income statement results
- Analysis of monthly income statement movements
- Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
- Adhoc queries from line manager
- Perform stock takes on an adhoc basis
- Monthly stock reconciliations and investigation of differences
- Preparation of quarterly reporting schedules for audit committee, BBB-EE, Sustainability and Risk reporting
- Prepare detailed income statement and balance sheet reporting schedules
- Preparation of quarterly regional forecast
- Preparation of annual regional budget
- Reconciliation of payroll reports to the GL monthly
- Preparation of quarterly year end schedules
- Fixed assets reconciliation and review of monthly entries
- Capture order requests as required
- Approval of orders
- Liaise with internal and external auditors as required
- Ensure stock takes are properly undertaken and the results reviewed and reported based on an internal control aspect
- Ensure that all purchasing procedures and authority limits set out in the approval framework are adhered to
- Train regional finance team
- Monitor and manage performance of debtors/creditors functions
- Oversight of debtors and creditors team (two people)
- Reviews of debtors ageings with team weekly
- Review purchase order accruals weekly and follow up on outstanding items
- Monitor and maintain regional customer credit limits
- Prepare daily cash flow reporting
- Collaborate and work closely with the Head Office finance to drive change and improvement
- Revenue reporting and analysis
- Review of disbursements ageing
- Reconciliation of intercompany accounts
- Margin review and analysis
- Evaluating financial operations to recommend best practices, identify issues, strategize solutions, and help the organization run efficiently.
- Offering guidance on cost reduction, revenue enhancement, and profit maximization
- Bank reconciliation
- Monitoring procurement spends and BBB-EE related performance
- Capture cash book and reconcile daily/weekly
- Reconcile petty cash
- Maintain certain inventory stores
- Cross Departmental Skilling
- Role rotations within the department and across regions as and when a need arises
- IFRS application
The above is not a full list of requirements for the role and adhoc
requests would be applicable.
Minimum Requirements:
- CA(SA), with Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting or Honours in Accounting
- Sound numeracy skills, high attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong computer skills
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and identify and deal with problems
- Strong ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Strong IFRS knowledge
- Excellent admin skills and organizational abilities
- Excellent MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) skills
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Good understanding and demonstrated commitment to internal control.
- High learning capacity
- Responsible and accountable
- Good query and reconciliation skills
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to troubleshoot and deal with queries effectively
- Ability to work in a team
- Adaptable and able to multi-task
- Flexibility with regards to working hours, when applicable
- Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in
ew projects - Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with POPIA
requirements
Systems:
- The below systems experience would be advantageous:
- SAGE 300 People
- Sage Accpac
- Sage ESS
- K2 Workflow
- IDU Budget too
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Financial Accountant
Location: Bayhead - Durban
Reports To: Finance Controller
Main Duties: Below is a list of main duties only, actual job function would not be
limited to these items only:
- Capture month end journal entries
- Review and approval of supplier invoices
- Review of creditors reconciliations
- Oversight of debtors and creditor's function
- Review of monthly income statement results
- Analysis of monthly income statement movements
- Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
- Adhoc queries from line manager
- Perform stock takes on an adhoc basis
- Monthly stock reconciliations and investigation of differences
- Preparation of quarterly reporting schedules for audit committee, BBB-EE, Sustainability and Risk reporting
- Prepare detailed income statement and balance sheet reporting schedules
- Preparation of quarterly regional forecast
- Preparation of annual regional budget
- Reconciliation of payroll reports to the GL monthly
- Preparation of quarterly year end schedules
- Fixed assets reconciliation and review of monthly entries
- Capture order requests as required
- Approval of orders
- Liaise with internal and external auditors as required
- Ensure stock takes are properly undertaken and the results reviewed and reported based on an internal control aspect
- Ensure that all purchasing procedures and authority limits set out in the approval framework are adhered to
- Train regional finance team
- Monitor and manage performance of debtors/creditors functions
- Oversight of debtors and creditors team (two people)
- Reviews of debtors ageings with team weekly
- Review purchase order accruals weekly and follow up on outstanding items
- Monitor and maintain regional customer credit limits
- Prepare daily cash flow reporting
- Collaborate and work closely with the Head Office finance to drive change and improvement
- Revenue reporting and analysis
- Review of disbursements ageing
- Reconciliation of intercompany accounts
- Margin review and analysis
- Evaluating financial operations to recommend best practices, identify issues, strategize solutions, and help the organization run efficiently.
- Offering guidance on cost reduction, revenue enhancement, and profit maximization
- Bank reconciliation
- Monitoring procurement spends and BBB-EE related performance
- Capture cash book and reconcile daily/weekly
- Reconcile petty cash
- Maintain certain inventory stores
- Cross Departmental Skilling
- Role rotations within the department and across regions as and when a need arises
- IFRS application
The above is not a full list of requirements for the role and adhoc
requests would be applicable.
Minimum Requirements:
- CA(SA), with Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting or Honours in Accounting
- Sound numeracy skills, high attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong computer skills
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and identify and deal with problems
- Strong ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Strong IFRS knowledge
- Excellent admin skills and organizational abilities
- Excellent MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) skills
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Good understanding and demonstrated commitment to internal control.
- High learning capacity
- Responsible and accountable
- Good query and reconciliation skills
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to troubleshoot and deal with queries effectively
- Ability to work in a team
- Adaptable and able to multi-task
- Flexibility with regards to working hours, when applicable
- Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in
ew projects - Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with POPIA
requirements
Systems:
- The below systems experience would be advantageous:
- SAGE 300 People
- Sage Accpac
- Sage ESS
- K2 Workflow
- IDU Budget too
Desired Skills:
- Finance
- Accountant management
- financial reporting
- IDU budget
- annual reports
