Junior Accountant - Telecommunication - Montague Gardens Cape Town (6-month contract)

About the position

My client, a leading wholesaler and distributor in the telecommunications industry is looking to appoint a Junior Accountant to join their team based in Montague Gardens, Cape Town for a 6-month fixed term contract.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Accounting diploma or similar relevant qualification
• 3-year experience with similar responsibilities
• Computer literate in MS Office and Pastel

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Bookkeeping: Recording financial transactions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, expenses and general entries/journals.
• Reconciliation: Processing and reconciling bank accounts, credit cards accounts, petty cash accounts and other accounts to ensure accuracy.
• Managing Accounts Payable and Receivable: Managing accounts payable by processing and paying invoices. Managing accounts receivable by generating invoices and following up with clients on unpaid bills.
• Reconciling bank statements: Reconciling bank statements to ensure that all transactions are accurately recorded and that the balances in the accounting software match the bank statements received from the financial institutions.
• Accounts Payable: Processing invoices, verifying that expenses are properly documented, ensuring timely payment of bills, performing monthly reconciliations of accounts payable.
• Accounts Receivable: Invoicing customers for goods or services, tracking outstanding payments, sending of monthly statements, following up on payments, performing monthly reconciliations of accounts receivable.
• Audit Support: Assisting with financial audits by preparing schedules, providing documentation, and answering auditor questions.
• General Administrative Support: Other tasks that support the accounting department, such as filing, data entry, and answering phones.
• Maintaining of Fixed Asset Register and recording of monthly depreciation.
• Preparation of monthly VAT reconciliations.
• Assisting the financial manager in preparation of monthly/yearly reports
• Loading of local and foreign supplier payments on the bank
• Pastel experience.

Required Skills:

• Maths and numeracy skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
• Computer literacy
• Great attention to detail and accuracy
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines

Desired Skills:

• Accounting
• Bookkeeping
• Reconciliation

Desired Work Experience:

• 2 to 5 years