About the position
Our Client is looking for a Touring Financial Accountant to join their team
Location: Sandton, Johannesburg Metro, South Africa
Job Summary
As a member of the Centre of Excellence Team, this role plays a crucial part in fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning. Collaboration with various departments is required to identify areas for improvement, develop best practices, and provide support to ensure successful implementation of initiatives.
Key Outputs
Daily Responsibilities
- Liaising with suppliers and reservations managers/consultants to resolve queries.
- Review and release of payments on different banking platforms.
- Bateleur Club: Daily management and processing of transactions.
- Bateleur Club: Financial support for relationship managers and reservations teams.
- Daily finance queries: Liaison to Sales, DMC, Commercial, and Finance teams.
- Ensuring compliance with company policies including AML and FICA.
- Checking and approving refunds and commissions in line with policies.
- Continuous review of internal controls.
Weekly Responsibilities
- ADHOC functions to ensure the efficiency of the Touring Team.
- Preparing bank reconciliations and resolving queries.
- Bateleur Travel: Processing and reconciliation of credit card transactions.
- Bateleur Club: Reconciliation and clearing of suspense account transactions.
- Bateleur Club: Follow up on membership shortfalls.
Monthly Responsibilities
- Tourplan financial period close as per deadlines.
- Revaluation and review of all bank reconciliations.
- Preparing and reviewing Balance Sheet recons.
- PTJ: Reviewing regional stock sheets and processing movements.
- PTJ: Investigating stock write-offs.
- VAT calculations, e-filing submissions, and query resolution.
- Bateleur Travel: Preparation and review of revenue and quarterly recons.
- Bateleur Club: Reconciliation of member statements and commission calculations.
- Management account preparation, review, and accurate forecasting.
- Budgets: Preparation, implementation, and maintenance.
- Audit: Participation in intermediate/year-end audits and internal reviews.
- Support for the Debtors’ team and feedback on risk areas.
- Full function Miami accounting to TB.
- Ground Handling: Processing revenue/COS and managing credit cards/fuel usage.
- WeExpense: Loading, reviewing, and authorizing credit card expenses.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Payment and Reconciliation: Review and authorize supplier reconciliations and payments (including foreign).
- Accuracy and Compliance: Maintain accurate ledgers and policy compliance.
- Query Resolution: Efficiently resolve complex disputes, acting as an escalation point.
- Reporting: Ensure all month-end deadlines are met.
- Process Improvement: Identify and implement improvements to workflows.
- Risk Management: Monitoring and managing high-risk agents.
- Tourplan Management: Full responsibility for transaction flows, accounting, and reporting.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Education: Relevant Accounting Qualification, Diploma, or Degree.
- Experience: 3–5 years of related experience.
- Technical Proficiency: High level of competence in MS Office (especially Excel) and proficiency with Tourplan.
- Competencies: Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills; high attention to detail; and resilience under pressure.
Desired Skills:
- Touring Financial Accountant
- Production Accountant:
- Tour Business Manager:
