Junior Accountant
Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, ZA
Vacancy: Accountant
Minimum qualifications and experience
Relevant financial and accounting qualification with at least 5 years’ experience.
Main responsibilities (key performance indicators)
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- Working Capital Charges (WCC):
- Accurate weekly and month end submissions to Group and track it against approved limits
- Perform monthly projections and rolling forecast
- Preparation and review of balance sheet month end reconciliations
- Oversee and review of:
- Daily bank processing, reconciliations, and other inquiries
- SG&A (Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses) monthly accruals and reports (actual versus budget)
- Petty cash reconciliation and payments
- Annual budget process:
- Liaise with budget owners to ensure all input required for the SG&A, CAPEX and WCC budgets are timeously collected and submitted
- SAP internal controls:
- Performing of continuous internal controls and checks relating to all SAP journal processing, account allocation, account clearing and corrections
- Accounts receivable:
- Daily bank receipt processing
- Weekly client statement distribution and queries
- Processing of interest on overdue accounts receivable
- Weekly cash forecast
- Trade references
- Accounts payable:
- Review of daily and monthly supplier reconciliations
- Any other ad-hoc accounting tasks and requests as and when required.
- Innovation: Continuously improving accounting processes, aptitude for continuous system enhancements and automation
- Working Capital Charges (WCC):
Essential skills
- Fluent in English and Afrikaans
- Computer Literacy (MS Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
- Positive attitude
- Planning, organising and excellent time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure while always maintaining excellent attention to detail and high a degree of accuracy
- Deadline driven
- Ability to work collaboratively at all levels within the business and within a team environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Critical thinker with emotional resilience to overcome obstacles
Desirable skills
- SAP experience would be highly beneficial
- Previous supervisory experience of junior staff would be beneficial
General
- Reports to the Financial Controller.
- Salary is market related basic salary with provident fund and medical aid benefits.