Finance Clerk: Banking
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
Reference Number TRU250306-2
Job Title Finance Clerk: Banking
Business Area Finance
Job Type Permanent
Workplace Type On-site
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Western Cape
Location - Town / City Cape Town
Job DescriptionWe are looking for a detail orientated team player; who can meet multiple deadlines, problem-solve, prioritise effectively, maintain calm and communicate effectively with the Finance manager, the team and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Finance Banking Manager, the primary responsibility is to ensure the reconciliation of all company bank and GL accounts in the stipulated time period. And resolve/report on all resulting discrepancies
- Ensure the correct policies and procedures and timelines are followed when collecting documentation from stores with regards to queries/discrepancies
- Incorporate new business developments into the daily reconciliation process where relevant (new stores, new bank accounts, and new acquisitions, new tender types)
- Liaise with local and foreign banks regarding charges and cash banking queries
- Ensure all queries are resolved within the permitted timeframes
- Ensure all KPI`s are achieved
- Assist the banking team with regards to stand-in support, in the absence of any team members
- Liaise with external and internal audit as require
- Matric plus solid work experience
- Post-matric qualifications would be advantageous
- Experience in a finance retail environment advantageous
- Experience in general finance processes including, inter alia, bank reconciliations, foreign currency translation and conversion, bank card queries, resolving bank discrepancies etc.
- Very strong computer skills: Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word), Oracle Financials, Business Online, new Business Online (Africa) and an appropriate bank reconciliation system
- Reconciliation of bank accounts across multiple organisations
- Very strong computer skills: Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word), Oracle Financials, Business Online, new Business Online (Africa) and an appropriate bank reconciliation system
- Ability to interact confidently with superiors and customers
- Ability to liaise effectively with Local and Foreign Banking institutions and regulators
- Ability to handle and resolve client queries accurately and timeously
- Ability to co-ordinate and complete banking month-end functions
- Ability to work as part of team
- Prioritize work appropriately
- Ability to meet to tight deadlines/work under pressure
- Self-starter self-motivated and self-managed
- Calm good communicator
- Organised and focused
- Team orientated
- Attention to detail
- Good energy and attitude
- Ability to multi task