Our client within the financial sector requires the duties of an accountant. Your :
Qualification :
- Accounting Degree (BCom or BCompt (Acc));
- Completed articles and 3 years experience in accounting function or;
- 10 year experience in accounting
will enable you to do the following duties :
Procurement and suppliers :
Responsible for reviewing of primary source documents;Responsible for ensuring adherence to the Company's policies, procedures, budget limits and Levels of Authority regarding goods and services procured;Responsible for completing "checks" on completeness of supporting documentation maintained;Responsible for ensuring that supplier payment terms are monitored and enforced.General accounting records and reconciliations :
Reviews cash books and bank reconciliations;Reviews supplier reconciliations;Reviews the fixed asset registers;Processes non-routine / complex journal entries and reviews journal entries posted by bookkeeper;Prepares balance sheet reconciliation schedules for account balances and reviews schedules prepared by bookkeeper and to ensure that the balance sheet is appropriately reconciled;Primarily responsible for the validity, accuracy and completeness of transactions processed in the accounting records in a consistent manner;Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of intercompany and related party transactions and balances confirmed on intercompany transaction schedules and confirmations;Responsible for preparing calculations where required of amounts recognised in the accounting records;Prepares / reviews Payroll information with supporting documentation;Reviews instruction received in relation to specific entity and ensures instruction is relevant, accurate and understood before actioning;Prepares / Reviews the age analysis for customer and suppliers to ensure validity, accuracy and completeness and follows up variances timeously.Management information :
Responsible for preparing accurate management accounts, including the update of forecasts, monthly cash flow and all supporting schedules timeously;Responsible for preparing an accurate budget, including the update of forecasts and all supporting schedules timeously;Prepares and maintains all other management information requested by the executive management team;Develops management information reporting templates.Sales function :
Prepares and maintains calculations for revenue generated (including supporting documentation);Performs checks on inputs used for system generated revenue calculations to approved sources (agreements etc);Responsible for the collection of outstanding amounts due from customers;Updates and maintains summaries of Assets Under including movements.Treasury and financial soundness :
Reviews functions performed by the bookkeeper;Takes ownership of the validity, accuracy and completeness of the weekly and long-term cash flow preparation in line with the required timelines;Prepares calculations to monitor financial soundness requirements for current and future periods (liquidity, cash holdings, CAR & solvency);May be required to be a releaser of payments and beneficiaries on the banking platform.Taxation :
Prepares the VAT reconciliation and working papers including reasonability of VAT declared;Maintains reconciliation of balances owing to(by) SARS for all balances due;Prepares the tax computation for monthly reporting and the annual financial statements;Prepared DWT returns for submission;Ensures that all audit queries are addressed timely and that valid tax clearance is maintained at all times;Ensures that payment for all tax types are paid within the prescribed timeframes.Audit and year-end :
Primarily responsible for providing all information to the auditors and Group management timeously;Preparation of annual financial statements.Budgets :
Preparation of yearly budgets for allocated entities;Assist in the preparation of support area budgets.Special projects :
Is primarily responsible for the execution and day-to-day monitoring of the project.Strategic and other areas :
Participates in meetings;More detailed to complex communications required;Decision making requires thorough analysis of best practice and research;Subject matter knowledge is more detailed;Collaborates and provides feedback for consideration of policies and strategy;Limited negotiation with peers and subordinates;Presents / trains peers and subordinates.