Assistant Accountant

3 weeks ago

Durban, South Africa IIE MSA and IIE Varsity College Full time

**Direct Reporting Line**:
Financial Manager

**Varsity College** is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa, and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).tries.

**The IIE Varsity College, Durban National Office has a vacancy for a National Assistant Accountant.**

**Job Purpose***:
The Assistant Accountant is accountable for processing, recording, updating and reconciling information in compliance with established policies and analysing expenditures against budget. In addition to this, the Assistant Accountant is also accountable for providing accounting support to campus accounting staff.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Accounts Payable**
- Load all new Vendors on AX - (Vendor docs and Supplier Declaration required)
- Processing of invoices to vendor accounts over a 2 line entry - CR Vendor - DR GL Expense account
- Invoices must be processed first, an account statement run to reflect this and only then can a payment be made
- Adhoc invoices and Staff Claims to be paid as and when received
- EFT Requisition to accompany all adhoc and staff claim payments
- Creditor invoices to be processed and paid as per credit facility set up
- Creditors Reconciliation to accompany all creditor payments
- Refer to approvals framework to verify approval limits, ensuring that the appropriate people have approved
- Ensure all Financial procedures are adhered to (compliance with audit procedures).
- Ensure proper authorisation is gained for payments (order books, signatories etc).
- Ensure Purchasing policies are adhered to (quotes, order books, authorisations etc).

**Bank**
- Process Cashbook transactions on AX
- Reconcile the Bank Statement
- Bank Recon to be printed at month end and sent to the Brand Accountant

**Journals**
- Process & balance intercompany loan accounts.
- Raise & Process monthly journals to AX (Salary/IC/Campus Loan acct/etc)
- Run General Ledger Recons and attach necessary supporting doc
- Run Fixed Asset Recon and attach necessary supporting doc

**Fixed assets**
- Process monthly Depreciation Journals
- Process Acquisition and Disposal Journals (provided there is approved paperwork)
- Asset verification (Do asset counts on a monthly basis)
- Assist campuses with Fixed asset processing and allocating to fixed asset registers (as & when needed)

**Procurement Card**
- Ensure that the policy is read and that the Annexures are signed before CARD can be used
- Card can only be issued if there is an approved Petty Cash request
- Slips/Invoices must be attached and accounted for on AX - as well as swipe charges
- Management of Procurement Card including re-imbursement
- Budget Trackers
- Provide Budget Trackers on a monthly basis

**Other**
- Act as fill in to campus Head of Finance when on leave (as and when required, this may require travel)
- 29 Adhoc duties as and when required

**Competencies required**:

- An analytical approach to work
- Problem solving skills and solutions driven
- Sound numeracy and technical skills
- Initiative
- Excellent administration, planning/organisation and time keeping skills

**Minimum Qualification Requirement**:

- Minimum of a Matric, Finance Related Diploma (NQF Level 6) would be advantageous.

**Minimum Work Experience Requirement**:

- Minimum of 3 - 4 years Bookkeeping experience.

**Special Requirement**:
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- Driver's License

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