Assistant Financial Accountant
Talent Genie
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build and maintain sound business relationship with:
- Fellow Finance Team (Credit Control, Accounting and Finance Manager)
- Other departments and senior management; and
- 3rd Parties (SARS, auditors, consultants).
- Manage Retail Accounts Mailbox
- Ensure all Petty cash and credit card expenses are valid and process to correct general ledger expense accounts and cost centers.
- Upload of HSBC Bank Statements into SAP
- Post prepayment expenses and prepare a monthly prepayments schedule and reconciliations.
- Expense monthly POS (Point of Sale) Display COGS as per Trade Marketing Tracker.
- Ensure daily MICROS in store cash-up and end of day are done timeously and accurately.
- Weekly and monthly reconciling of MICROS actual banking to HSBC.
- Monthly preparation of Retail Reconciliations
- Cash to Bank
- Card to Bank
- EFT
- Float
- Netflorist
- Mr D
- Uber Eats
- Vendors as may be directed by the financial accountant and financial manager
- Cash collection administration for Retail Stores as and when applicable
- New Store Opening and Closing finance support
- Ensure SAP NNTS (Net Net Trade Sales) matches MICROS NNTS (Net Net Trade Sales) at all times.
- Retail Turnover Certificates Preparation and Send out.
- Monthly Retail Petty Cash Claims verified and posted.
- Monthly Rental invoices are posted and reconciled IFRS 16 Schedule
- Take full ownership of the following accounting functions:
- Fixed assets.
- Depreciation
- Update Monthly CAPEX report
- Update monthly fixed asset register
- Prepayments booking, expensing and reconciliations
- Recurring Journals
- Display cost of goods sold (Display COGS)
- Clear outgoing and incoming bank clearing accounts on a weekly basis.
- Prepare monthly VAT reconciliation and Vat audit documents.
- Prepare ad-hoc manual and retail invoices and purchase orders.
- Assist Finance Manager in compiling our clients Internal Control System Retail controls and self-assessments.
- Assist the Finance Manager and Financial Accountant in forecasting, budgeting and month-end reporting process and any other ad-hoc requests in line with business requirements.
- Assist PWC at interim and year-end audit in accounts payable and operational expenditure.
- Assist CFO, Finance Manager, Financial Accountant, Supply Chain Manager, and Planner on a daily basis with any ad-hoc work that comes up
- Model the financial impact of initiatives and make appropriate recommendations.
- Maintain and reconcile the retail rental tracker.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- Ability to work under pressure;
- Reliable, loyal, trustworthy, honest;
- Attention to detail; and
- Good organizational skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team whilst prioritizing workload
- 2 years experience in Financial Accounting environment advantageous
- BS diploma or degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or equivalent qualification
- Strong Excel skills
- Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Previous experience gained within International FMCG environment advantageous
- Strong MS (Outlook, Excel, Word) skills
- SAP experience considered to be a distinctive advantage
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