Accountant

Accountant

Job Description

POSITION: Accountant
LOCATION: Glenwood, Durban

Full Booking function in addition to the below:

• Ensure appropriate accounting policies are applied during the preparation of yearly budgets.


• Supervise daily operations within the scope of accounts receivable and accounts payable.


• Collaborate with accounts and finance managers to ensure the smooth running of an organization’s accounts department.


• Assist with tax returns, work independently on bookkeeping and account reconciliations and handle load payments on Standard Bank Business Online.

Reconciliation of historical entries on Microsoft Dynamics:

• Ability to identify errors.


• Investigating reconciling items and driving resolution with the Financial Manager and Financial Accountant.


• Reconciling unmatched payments to uncaptured invoices and credit notes


• General ledger reconciliations


• Analytical evaluation of vendor accounts against payments made.

General:

• Assist with external audit preparation.


• Collaborate with Financial Managers and other team members to successfully execute various accounting tasks.


• Comply with the requirements of the quality management system.

Requirements and skills:

• Attentive to detail.


• Sound accounting knowledge.


• Confidentiality


• Handle pressure.


• Thoroughness


• Pays attention to detail, displays a high level of integrity, and is deadline-driven


• Excellent organisational and planning skills with the ability to prioritize time and work effectively.


• Can communicate within the team and contribute to the overall success of the team.


• Adaptable as this is a constantly changing environment.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience 5 years plus preferred (Experience in an accounting firm would be advantageous)


• Our ideal candidate has a minimum matric and a tertiary education in Bookkeeping or Finance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

General Journal Entries:

• Raising monthly accruals.


• Processing Depreciation.


• Salaries journal.


• Credit note provision.


• Bad debt provisions.


• All general ledger journals in preparation for management accounts.

Accounts Receivable: (All Entities):

• Provide management with a weekly listing of files outstanding by Voyage Statement Status.


• Provide Management with a Monthly Customer Age analysis.


• Unapplied payments report – Customers.


• Maintenance of Clearing Accounts.


• Pe Transactional data – preparation.


• Related party trading accounts.


• Intercompany trading accounts.

Accounts Payable: (All Entities):

• Processing of foreign vendor invoices including the assignment of charge items.


• To ensure that the rate of exchange is aligned with the incoterms as described.


• Foreign vendor creation.


• Releasing of purchase orders (rounding, cents adj).


• Provide Management with Monthly Vendor Age analysis.


• Unapplied payments report – Vendors.


• Purchase Order Maintenance.


• Purchase Order Approval.


• Releasing of purchase orders (rounding, cents adjustment).


• ROE Request from buyers.

General:

• Credit Card and Fleet Card Import Template.


• Manage General Ledger reconciliations including maintenance ledgers.


• Performing periodic financial analyses to detect and resolve problems.


• Prepare working paper file for internal and external audits and review by management.


• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations – monthly.


• Prepare income statement reconciliations – monthly.


• Ensure that all control accounts are reconciled to sub-ledgers.


• Including Accounts receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash and Bank Accounts, Inventory.


• Preparation of the VAT 201 for submission month for all related entities.


• Preparation of the EMP201 and EMP501 for submission on e-filing and easy file.


• Tax and VAT compliance - SARS Correspondence.


• Assist with Provisional Tax calculations and submission.


• Facilitating the Monthly Invoice Processing.


• Ensure that all operating expenses are accounted for and reconciled through vendor ledgers.


• Stock Valuations and Stock Adjustments.

Fixed Assets: (All Entities)

• Maintenance of the fixed asset and tax asset registers for all entities.


• Ensure that all assets are accounted for both with NAV and in Excel.


• Update additions, disposals, and scrapping with the FAR's.

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What You’ll Be Doing:

• Manage and reconcile cashbooks for assigned legal entities, ensuring transactions are accurate, timely and appropriately supported.


• Coordinate manual payment requests and investigate and resolve cashbook discrepancies and outstanding items.


• Perform monthly pre-close and post-close financial reviews, including investigation of variances and preparation of financial commentary.


• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and financial reports, including expense reports for senior stakeholders, ensuring discrepancies and outstanding items are appropriately followed up.


• Manage assigned invoicing processes and debtor collection, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to resolve invoicing, account reconciliation and outstanding balance queries.


• Review and reconcile corporate credit card transactions and employee expense claims on a weekly basis.


• Complete assigned month-end accounting processes, including bank and depot cash reconciliations, journal preparation, accruals, prepayments, and other financial adjustments.


• Prepare monthly and quarterly BAS returns, perform weekly excise duty calculations and lodgements, and prepare monthly FBT accrual journals.


• Support the Manager and Senior Accountants with day-to-day accounting matters, financial analysis, process improvements and ad hoc requirements.

What You’ll Bring:

• Must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or have valid, unrestricted working rights.


• Degree, Diploma or other tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.


• Minimum 2 years' relevant experience in a commercial or corporate finance environment.


• Practical experience supporting or completing month-end close activities, including reconciliations and preparation of accounting journals, with the ability and willingness to develop broader financial accounting skills.


• Studying towards CA or CPA qualification.


• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and identify appropriate solutions.


• High level of computer competence, in particular Microsoft Word and Excel, with the ability to work effectively with financial systems and reporting tools.


• Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads, manage competing deadlines and deliver quality outcomes within required timeframes.


• Strong work ethic and a results-oriented attitude with a commitment to confidentiality


• Strong verbal and written communication

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