Associate Specialist Finance

7 months ago


Midrand, South Africa MSD Full time

Under the oversight of the line-manager, this role is to receive exposure on the Accounting to Reporting area in Finance. The incumbent will be trained in Payables, Receivables, Reporting and GL account analysis.
This role will create capacity and efficiency in these areas of the Finance Department.

**This graduate program will run over a period of 2 years.**

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Preparation of GL reconciliations
- Assist with analysis of GL accounts for tax purposes:

- Identify major suppliers and establish type of goods/services supplied.
- Establish if transactions are posted to the correct GL account in terms of type of expense.
- Identify if there are any Fixed Asset postings in Expense GL accounts.
- VAT Reconciliation:

- Provide ideas and input on enhancing the current vat reconciliation.
- Investigate and establish differences of Output vat between the Distributor and Comet.
- Assist with providing support for SARS queries and audits.
- Manage ABSA and Citi card process:

- Collection and distribution of Corporate Citi cards and Fleet cards.
- Review of ABSA Fleet card forms ensuring that they are correctly completed.
- Submission of Fleet card forms to ABSA and ensuring that these are received timeously.
- Participating in monthly TB reviews:

- Investigate and explain month on month and year on year variances for monthly Trial Balance meetings.
- Investigate further and provide more explanation if needed.
- Prepare Blackline reconciliations:

- Preparation of GL reconciliations on Blackline in accordance with policy 53.
- All reconciling items to be fully explained and cleared promptly.
- Assist with cleanup of GL accounts and preparation of adjusting journals:

- Reallocation journals to be processed in accordance with threshold rules.
- All manual journals to be allocated to correct GL accounts and in accordance with threshold rules.
- Review of AUC projects and follow up of capitalization of fixed assets:

- Work with Asset Manager and Project owners to ensure that assets in AUC are moved to Fixed Assets at the time of usage.
- Ensure that assets are in the correct asset category with correct lifespan.
- Loading of foreign payments:

- Load foreign payments to banking system prior to due date and ensuring that the relevant approvals are made.
- Arrange for the related proof of payments to transaction owners.
- Participating in the provision of audit support:

- Assist the Team in compiling information to support all audits.
- Other ad-hoc tasks which arise regularly.

**Skills**:

- Fluent in Local Languages and business proficient in English (verbal and written) and excellent communication skills.
- Hands on knowledge of Good Documentation Practices.
- Effective communication with external customers (External as well as Internal stakeholders).
- High sense of accountability / urgency. Ability to set priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a changing environment. Deadline driven.
- Demonstrate commitment to Customer focus, both internally and externally.
- Able to work independently.

Qualifications & Experience:

- Finance Graduate.
- +- 1 or 2 years in a Finance environment.

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**Employee Status**:
Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

**Relocation**:
**VISA Sponsorship**:
**Travel Requirements**:
**Flexible Work Arrangements**:
Hybrid

**Shift**:
**Valid Driving License**:
**Hazardous Material(s)**:
**Requisition ID**:R279335



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