Accountant

• B.Com Accounting Degree or related Financial

• Honours Degree in Accounting

• 1 years post articles
• 3 years (without articles)

• Commercial experience
• Full bookkeeping experience up to trial balance (Including debtors management, creditors / supplier management, general ledger)
• Inventory Management
• Statutory compliance
• Financial accounting
• Financial reporting
• Beneficial if articles were completed at an accounting firm

• Accounting Software (ie Pastel / Xero)
• Microsoft Excel
• Financial accounting principles
• Regulatory compliance
• Audits processes

• Proficient in Afrikaans and English
• Own transport and valid driver’s license

• Process, reconcile, allocate and capture cash transactions and cash equivalents.
• Communicate payments to relevant departments.
• Upload all relevant electronic documents to the accounting system.
• Liaise with banks on a continuous basis.
• Load payments on various banks.
• Reconcile credit card transactions and upload all supporting documentation on Xero.

• Reconcile and review monthly journals and ensure supporting documents are kept.
• Reconcile intercompany invoicing and reconciliations.
• Reconcile all ledgers (supplier, debtors and general ledger) to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Reconcile VAT reports.
• Assist with preparation of statutory reports.
• Upload payroll payments.
• Upload payroll journals on Xero and prepare for the month end.
• Calculate and reconcile sales commission.
• Prepare and reconcile profit and loss/income statements.
• Prepare and reconcile balance sheet statements.
• Prepare and reconcile age analysis for creditors and debtors on a monthly basis.
• Provide necessary reports to management on a monthly basis.
• Report on expenses as and when required.
• Assist with month end reporting.
• Assist with annual reporting.
• Assist with annual audits.

• Manage Credit Cards to ensure sufficient funds and operations thereof.
• Assist with managing all inward and outward Forex payments.

• Liaise with the sales team and assist with accounting queries on invoices.
• Manage debtors collection process and keep age analysis up to date.
• Handle queries from the Sales Department.
• Issue all credit notes are processed accurately and timeously.
• Ensure proper supporting documents are kept for all Invoices raised.
• Issue all invoices & statements accurately and timeously when required.
• Allocate and reconcile payments received from customers.

• Ensure supplier payment allocation is accurate.
• Conduct monthly reconciliation of creditors for payment.
• Manage and reconcile all suppliers monthly.
• Prepare a payment file and submit payments for approval.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of supplier payments.
• Ensure supplier information is correct and up to date on Xero.
• Ensure completeness of suppliers invoices monthly.
• Correspond with suppliers as and when required.

• Assist and monitor inventory stock take on a monthly basis.
• Ensure stock and system stock reconciliation monthly.

• Update fixed asset register timeously.
• Provide updated list of fixed assets to Senior Accountant for Insurance
• purposes. On monthly basis.
• Reconcile fixed asset register to general ledger and insurance policy.
• Conduct bi-annual audit of asset register.
• Ensure all statutory requirements are met (tax clearance certificates, company details, BBBEE).
• Ensure company details are up to date with suppliers, bank and regulatory authorities.
• Conduct general system audits as and when required.

• Ensure that QMS guidelines are adhered to.
• Ensure that all supporting documents are kept to date.
• Ensure that all processes are kept relevant.

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