ACCOUNTANT - - Bellville

Your Degree in Accounting or equivalent (BCom or BCompt (Acc)), as well as

Accountant I Completed articles or 5 years experience in bookkeeping/ accounting function
Accountant II Completed articles and 3 years experience in bookkeeping or accounting function OR 8 years experience in bookkeeping/ accounting function

will enable you to:

Processes:

Responsible for reviewing of primary source documents
Responsible for ensuring adherence to the Group's policies, procedures, budget limits and Levels of Authority regarding goods and services procured
Responsible for completing "checks" on completeness of supporting documentation maintained
Assists in other areas where required

General accounting and reconciliations:

Prepares reconciliation schedules for more complex account balances and reviews schedules prepared by bookkeeper and to ensure that the balance sheet is appropriately reconciled
Primarily responsible for the validity, accuracy and completeness of transactions processed in the accounting records in a consistent manner
Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of intercompany and related party transactions and balances confirmed on intercompany transaction schedules and confirmations
Responsible for preparing calculations where required of amounts recognised in the accounting records
Reviews Payroll information with supporting documentation
Reviews instruction received from Group in relation to specific entity and ensures instruction is relevant, accurate and understood before actioning
Reviews the age analysis for customer to ensure validity, accuracy and completeness and follows up variances timeously
Provide journals to be processed
Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are up to date
Ensure the monthly income verification files are done
Assists in other areas where required

Management information:

Responsible for preparing accurate management accounts, including the update of forecasts and all supporting schedules timeously
Responsible for preparing an accurate budget, including the update of forecasts and all supporting schedules timeously
Forecast provided for cashflow
Prepares and maintains all other management information requested by the executive management team
Assist with audit preparation and query resolutions
Assists in other areas where required

Sales function:

Prepares and maintains calculations for revenue generated (including supporting documentation)
Performs checks on inputs used for system generated revenue calculations to approved sources (agreements etc)
Performs checks on inputs used for system generated revenue calculations to approved sources (agreements etc)
Providing feedback to financial manager on any problems
Updates and maintains summaries of Assets Under including movements
Assists in other areas where required

Book buys:

Treasury and financial soundness:

Takes ownership of the validity, accuracy and completeness of the weekly and long-term cash flow preparation in line with the required timelines
May be required to be a releaser of payments and beneficiaries on the banking platform

Audit and year-end: