Financial Accountant

SUMMARY:

We have an opportunity for a Financial Accountant to work with the finance department within a large company serving the Process Automation Market. The role will be responsible for ensuring and assisting with preparation and processing of accounting entries and reconciliations in a timely and accurate manner accordin...

POSITION INFO:

We have an opportunity for a Financial Accountant to work with the finance department within a large company serving the Process Automation Market. The role will be responsible for ensuring and assisting with preparation and processing of accounting entries and reconciliations in a timely and accurate manner according to prescribed accounting standards and in accordance with the key financial internal controls.

Requirements:

• BCom Accounting Degree.
• Minimum of five years systems accounting experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• MS Office Suite.
• Customer Service Orientation.
• Effective Time Management.
• High level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Execute tasks effectively.
• Analyse issues and solve problems.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Enthusiastically productive.
• Produce and maintain effective business results.
• Sharing Functional Expertise
• Maintain focus and self-control.
• Maintaining effective relationships.
• Self-directed learning approach.

• Review of Creditors reconciliations and report on monthly findings – International transportation, Foreign creditors, and Local creditors.
• Review cost allocations of expense claims.
• Capture daily bank payments and transfers.
• Complete bank reconciliations.
• Buy Foreign Exchange contracts and journal values in accounting system.
• Opening new vendors on SAGE after vetting documents received.
• Preparation of monthly VAT Return schedules, in preparation for VAT return submission.
• Preparation of monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations, balanced to the Trial Balance and supporting documentation.
• Complete bank reconciliations.
• Preparation and submission of daily receipt and bank balance summary. Weekly tracker.
• Preparation of Weekly Short Term Cashflow Forecast (STCFF) for review. Bank movement.
• Prepare and capture monthly recurring journal entries and maintain documentation for all manual journals.
• Assist Financial Manager with preparation of monthly Management Reports.
• Assist with preparation and Maintain Fixed Asset Register, including capital expenditure and capital disposal documentation.
• Prepare and maintain External Audit, Taxation and Management schedules.
• Co-ordinate and Maintain register of Insurance Claims.