Senior Accountant

Our client is looking for a Newly Qualified CA to take up the role of a Senior Accountant!

Responsibilities:

• Verifying Supplier invoices and payments (both local and foreign suppliers).
• Assist in completing the new supplier application checklist and verification of new suppliers in line with company SOP
• Loading new suppliers onto Pastel
• Loading payments onto the banking system
• Ensuring supplier invoices are adequately authorized prior to payment
• Checking expenses to budgets and flagging any out of budget expenses for additional approvals
• Processing of supplier invoice invoices into the ledgers (Pastel) in alignment with budget allocations
• Preparation of supporting payment packs for review by FM
• Distribution of remittance advice and POP to internal and external parties
• Fillng of invoices and payments
• Resolve supplier queries
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Assisting with the preparation of annual budgets
• Providing inputs to the weekly cash-flow forecast for expenses
• Assist in the audit of sales representative expense claims back to supporting data
• Assist in processing of intercompany recharge journals
• Daily update of entities bank balances and compilation of daily bank reconciliations
• Drafting of month end journals
• Management pack roll-forward and schedule preparation
• Commentary on variances between budget and actuals
• Assist in external audit queries and data requests
• Assist in compilation of supporting data for BBBEE verification
• Processing good received notes (GRV’s) onto pastel for stock received and verifying the accuracy of the information on supplier invoices
• Assisting with implementation, maintenance and improvement of financial controls, policies and procedures and systems where necessary
• Responsible for company secretarial work across various group companies

Key Skills:

• Attention to detail,
• Deadline driven,
• Time Management skills,
• Good interpersonal skills,
• Good communication skills,
• Assertive when required,
• Analytical skills,
• Able to work under pressure,
• Planning skills,
• Use Initiative.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Accounting with Honours
• Newly qualified CA(SA)
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook)
• Advanced Excel
• Good knowledge of Pastel/similar accounting system
• Drivers License