QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum diploma in financial accounting / bookkeeping / NQF level # 5 or equivalent
BCOM in financial accounting preferable

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Minimum of 3 years experience as a bookkeeper / accountant / assistant accountant or a similar role in a medium to large organization

JOB COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

Financial accounts:

In depth understanding of the finance and financial control systems
In depth understanding of creditors, debtors and book keeping to trial balance
In depth understanding of populating, maintaining and reporting from financial management systems
In depth understanding of fixed assets and the depreciation thereof
In depth understanding of stock control systems and the utilization of stock control system to manage stock
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of administrative requirements and systems relating to the successful management of a financial system
Understanding of all related financial legislation and ability to ensure compliance to relevant legislation
Understanding of the supply and demand chain and quality principles
Excellent ability to work with, analyse, interpret and report on figures and numbers
Ability to design, implement and provide daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the senior managers and executive committee
Ability to do month end journals, reconciliations of ledger accounts, creditor payments, cheque payments and salary payments
Ability to compile, track, analyze and report on budgets
Ability to calculate, analyze and report on prices per units
Ability to compile, track, analyze and report on CAPEX expenditure
Ability to utilize relevant software systems to maximum capacity to perform financial and other functions
Ability to communicate, both verbally and written, clearly and accurately in English
Ability to make travel arrangement and bookings for vehicles accommodations, etc.
Proficient computer literacy on MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook and company related software system

Financial Accounts:

Process month end journals, reconciliations of ledger accounts, creditor payments, cheque payments and salary payments
Manage subordinates and subordinate performance, ensure that all subordinates understand what is required from them and that all subordinates achieve goals, targets and deadlines
Ensure that financial system is setup and maintained to ensure that all transactions are correctly captured
and reflected in the general ledger accounts
Ensure that assess register is setup and maintained correctly and that depreciation on all assets is done
correctly and timeously
Ensures that all financial accounts are finalized and produced timeously
Prepares and analyzes financial statements and identify deviations from planned budget
Investigate and resolves problems and queries related to finance and financial systems
Export entries from the Group ledger to the individual companies
Process and calculate all monthly accruals and provisions

AUDITS:

Assist in preparing and supplying general ledgers to accountants / auditors
Assist in obtaining / preparing any supplementary paperwork required by accountant /auditors
Assist the accountants / auditors during the audit and facilitates audit process

Reconciliations, returns and payments:

Reconciles all VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL, COID and other returns
Process / ensures that all VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL, COID and payments are made timeously
Utilize relevant software platforms e.g. e-filing, banking, etc. to complete and submit returns and make
payments timeously
Reconcile all credit cards, petrol cards, company phones, company vehicles accounts
Process / ensures that all credit cards, petrol cards, company phones, company vehicles accounts and
cheque payments are made timeously
Reconcile all debtor and creditor invoices, credit notes and penalties
Process / ensures that all debtor and creditor invoices, credit notes and penalty payments are made timeously
Reconcile cashbook/bank statements and petty cash
Ensure that all payments made, including but not limited to, salaries and wages are done correctly
Design, implement and provide daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the senior
managers and executive committee

Administration:

Capture stock onto ELCB system, maintain stock register and conduct stock counts as scheduled per
branch requirements and submit to head office
Calculate and determine cost of sale for production units
Obtain and collate all invoices and statements and input data into ELCB system
Ensure that all administrative requirements relating to orders and invoices are adhered to
Ensure that all administration requirements relating to staff and staff records are implemented and
maintained
Assist in production data collation, analyses and relevant statistical reports
Ensure that all other relevant reports are implemented, improved and supplied to the relevant parties
timeously
Ensure that all administrative requirements relating to the filing and keeping of all records are correctly
done and maintained
Make travel and accommodation bookings as and when required
Assist in the compilation, submission, revision, tracking and reporting on all budgets and CAPEX expenditure
Obey any other reasonable and lawful instruction related to the business of the Employer
Compilation and consolidation of "flash" (monthly actual) information