SAIPA Accountant Hybrid

Reference :  10700 AV

Consultant : Anneke Viviers

Job Description :

Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts & Financial Reporting

Preparing the first draft of the monthly management accounts pack with commentary on variances from budget

Compiling a monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation file, to ensure integrity of financial statement line items presented

Management

Oversight over the Creditor Clerk function

Supplier reconciliations

Reviewing of the creditors clerk’s supplier reconciliations

Ensuring the Municipal Invoice checklist is completed, to ensure all invoices have been captured for the month

Ensure all suppliers are reconciled before payment

Inspection of the supplier age analysis on a monthly basis

Payment to suppliers

First authorisation of new suppliers after checking all details loaded by the creditor clerk with relevant sources

Review of all payment batches received from creditor clerk for accuracy and completeness thereof

First authorisation of payments and send to authorised manager for second authorisation

Cash Control & Banking

Updating the Sage Evolution control accounts and reconciliations after the creditor clerk has imported the bank statements

Allocate all receipts to correct customer invoices

Payroll

Providing assistance with accurate and timely submission of time sheet information to payroll department on a monthly basis

Review of monthly reports received from the payroll department

Capturing of the payroll data on Sage Evolution

Capturing the salaries and wages payment batches on the online banking platform and sending it to the authorised manager for release

Accounts receivable

Preparing ad-hoc customer invoices

Ensure the monthly billing cycle is performed accurately and timeously

Follow up on any outstanding debtors as part of the monthly review process

If a debtor balance is outstanding longer than 30 days and follow up with the debtor proved unsuccessful, communicate with the financial manager in a timely manner

Fixed Assets

Ensure the integrity and maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register

Send the updated Fixed Asset Register to the relevant departments on a monthly basis for accuracy and completeness checks

Calculate and account for depreciation on a monthly basis after verification by the relevant departments

Qualifications : Financial Degree

Three years Accounting experience / SAIPA Traineeship

Pastel Partner

Sage Evolution (advantageous)