SUMMARY:
Accountant Randburg
POSITION INFO:
Accountant
Role
The Accountant will be responsible for maintaining records of financial transactions and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
General Bookkeeper tasks:
• Balance general ledger by preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Create and distribute IRP5’s.
• Capture and submit statutory returns relating to Tax, UIF, SDL, and OID, CIPC
• Deal with any possible SARS queries (e.g., penalties and interest, unprocessed returns, refunds, tax clearance, etc.).
• Staff advance approval
• Ensure that all the information requested for auditing is available.
• Conduct bank reconciliations.
• Cashflow updated
• Weekly account payment checks and submissions to the bank for payment approval
• Complete filing for easy document retrieval purposes.
• Prepare and maintain standard and ad hoc reports and conduct appropriate audits to ensure data integrity.
• Prepare monthly management accounts for 3 or more regions.
• Assist with monthly tax planning for the group and administration.
• Maintain Fixed Asset Register(s)
• Reconciling and accounting for foreign denominated payments.
• BEE audits
Debtors and Creditors:
• Assist with debt collection
• Understanding of debtor’s invoices according to invoice specifications and requirements.
• Compile and distribute monthly debtors’ age analysis.
• Debtors’ recovery – follow up on all overdue invoices, documenting correspondence and taking the appropriate action to ensure prompt recovery.
• Capture all creditor invoices received.
• Manage and follow up on creditor related transactions and documentation.
• Reconcile statements.
• Reconcile control accounts relating to debtors and creditors.
• Process credit notes and adjustments if required.
• Prepare monthly payment requisitions and creditors due report.
• Assist with monthly invoicing to clients across all regions
• Issue Purchased Orders when authorised
Governance:
• Adhere to company policy and internal processes.
• Safeguard documentation and other sensitive information for confidentiality reasons.
• Abide by set timelines.
• Adhere to all statutory provisions and financial acts.
• Calculate and record statutory returns.
• Establish and maintain an efficient filing system for all hard and electronic copies of documents.
Client and Vendor Management:
• Professional communication and interaction with client.
• Liaise with clients, build and develop relationships.
• Escalate un-solved client queries and complaints.
• Assist any individual internal/external with regards to financial queries and processes
Additional:
• Handle additional administrative and accounting tasks as required.
• No Criminal Record
• Clear Credit Record
Skills and experience you bring to the role:
• Diploma or degree in Accounting or Business Administration will be advantageous.
• At least 3 years previous experience in an accounting environment. Bookkeeping to balance sheet essential.
• Experience with legal account collections is beneficial
• Trust Accounts knowledge if highly beneficial
• Must have valid driver''''''''s license and own reliable transport.
• Knowledge of VAT regulations.
• Great time management skills.
• Confident in building strong working relationships.
• Strong Excel, Word, Google Sheets and Outlook skills.
• Experience working on Xero would be advantageous
Salary - R50 - R60kpm
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