Junior Accountant

Reporting to:
CEO and Financial Manager

Key responsibility Areas:
Accounting operations:

- Managing accounting operations (including billings, accounts receivable, general ledger, accounts payable, etc.)
- Ensure the correct allocation of bank statement transactions
- Preparation and submission of daily commission calculations
- Ensure that all financial transactions are accurately recorded and maintained on the internal database system
- Ensure that transactional data are appropriately reconciled against the policy administration system
- Build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders (Internal and external)
- Review underlying supporting documents received from Outsourced Partners for validity and accuracy and perform a detailed analysis as required
- Provide operational support to the various processing areas
- Assist with streamlining and improving accounting systems including assisting with automation projects
- Assist with the documentation of business processes and maintain SOPs with the key objective of strengthening internal controls
- Prepare payments for approval by the Financial Manager and CEO
- Adherence to all quality standards and processes within the Budgeting and Finance area
- Assist with the processing and reconciliations of debit orders

Financial reporting:

- Prepare and submit monthly financial reports timeously
- Analyse and interpret financial results
- Ensure that financial records are accurate and compliant with the applicable standards and regulatory requirements
- Provide operational support to Outsourced Partners
- Ensure invoices and statements are submitted timeously
- Ensure that reconciliations are accurate
- Assist with the preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts.
- Work on ad hoc projects as required

Credit Control:

- Monitor and track receipts against arrear premiums
- Identify areas of improvement in collection process
- Ensure that outstanding debtors balance are maintained at acceptable levels

Internal Control:

- Adherence to the processing area's SOP
- Adherence to organisations compliance processes and procedures
- Complete complex tasks fast and accurately

Additional Skills:

- Must be organised and have the right financial skills
- Quality driven
- Ability to pay attention to detail as accuracy is important
- Ability to work effectively with others and contribute to team task accomplishment
- Have the ability to operate very effectively under pressure
- Task and deadline orientated
- Ability to make decisions, analytical mind and excellent problem-solving techniques
- Strong sense of ownership and assertive personality
- Excellent time management skills
- Advanced Microsoft suite
- Must have worked on Sage 1 and/or Xero and must have experience with preparing balance sheet recons
- Must have Accounting experience
- Pro-active and innovative

Salary - Depending on experience