Assistant Accountant

6 months ago


Southern Suburbs, South Africa Homechoice Full time

Responsible for Accounts Receivable and to provide support.

**Key Performance Areas**

**_ Processing of month-end journals:_**
- Performance of standard month-end journals (accruals/ system summary).
- Reviewing of management reports and processing of correcting journals where appropriate.
- Month-end reporting (Debtors and Sundry Debtors).
- Ensure all Debtor's entries are correctly processed monthly.
- Ensure the relevant provisions are processed monthly.
- Ensure appropriate accrual journals are raised at each month's end (and reversed in the following period).
- Ensure that large variances are investigated, and feedback provided to the Finance Manager.
- Ensure that the Intergroup balances for Finchoice are in balance.
- Preparation of month-end reconciliations.
- Ensure Reconciliations are completed monthly by the agreed deadline dates.

**Cash Clearing**
- Prepare the monthly cash clearing reconciliation, which requires detailed matching of bank statement journals against system journals and ensuring that all timing variances are appropriately recorded, reconciling items promptly investigated and resolved.
Adhoc activities
- Performance of various ad-hoc activities to support the finance department in achieving its reporting objectives, including, but not limited to:

- Process requested correcting/adjusting journal entries.
- Perform any investigations requested by the Team Leader or Finance Managers
- Prepare any ad-hoc reports as requested by Finance Managers.
- Preparation of any schedules required as part of the year-end audit process.
- Assisting in ensuring that all deadlines and reporting requirements are met timeously.
- Billing of internal and external customers as requested by departments.

**Qualifications & Accreditations**:

- Bachelor of Commerce Degree / National Diploma in Accounting

**Experience & Skills**:

- 3-5 Years experience in a Finance role
- Intermediate / Advanced level of excel skills
- Numerical skills
- Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems
- Previous working experience in retail/ financial services would be advantageous

**Attributes & Behaviours**:

- Excellent analytical skills with a passion for accuracy and attention to detail
- Deadline driven, with ability to streamline processes to meet targeted objectives
- Excited by new challenges and able to adapt and learn new skills
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Ability to initiate and maintain performance


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