Accounts Officer

SBV Seek an Accounts Officer who will be under direct supervision, responsible for the classification and recording of information in respect of financial transactions and the maintenance of accounting records. Reconciles accounts and ensure accuracy and completeness of transactions.

**Process all transactions timeously**
- Complete the processing of all information received accurately.
- Receive all information through the correct input channel and escalate non-compliance.
- Review for items to ensure statutory compliance.
- Validate all supporting documentation, and check for accuracy
- Escalate all processing input that are not received within Finance timelines.
- Process all manual entries not generated by systems and ascertain adherence to input controls
- Ascertain that all GL allocations are accurate.
- Prepare journals to reallocate cost when GL allocations are incorrect.

**Payment processing**
- Process all system generated payments and manual payments as per Service Level Agreement (SLA).
- Prepare and complete documentation and reconciliation to support every payment accurately.
- Process all payments within agreed timelines and payment terms.
- Distribute supporting source documentations to relevant beneficiaries, in compliance with all applicable regulations.

**Beneficiary loading and maintenance**
- Load all beneficiaries on systems
- Flag where system parameters are not in place to complete loading.
- Review for accuracy and completeness as per supporting information received.
- Review documentation received to ensure complete and accurate supporting information, escalate where incomplete information received.

**Reconciliations**
- Responsible for all reconciliations in area of responsibility.
- Ascertain that only valid entries are processed and resolve reconciling items timeously.
- Reconcile payments to supporting schedules.
- Investigate and escalate differences between schedules and payments for resolution

**Query resolutions**
- Provide timeous feedback on queries that will take longer to resolve
- Respond to queries in a courteous manner within the prescribed timelines whilst also escalating complex queries when required

**General office administration**
- Keep records of all financial documentation for auditing purposes and in adherence to all applicable legislation.
- Ascertain that all Filling is done within agreed time frames and in adherence to all applicable legislation.

**Statutory Compliance Support (Payroll only)**
- Compile and forward UI19 documents timeously to the relevant UIF office on request.
- Support PSIRA and Department of Labour audits.

**Petty Cash (Cash book only)**
- Responsible for issuing Petty Cash at Support Office.
- Verify that the correct level of authority has been attained before releasing funds.
- Balance funds on a weekly and monthly basis, and escalate outstanding submissions timeously for Support Office

**Maintain Treasury Function (Cash book only)**
- Determine daily the cash balance and requirements for next day and submit to Finance Manager
- Maintain bank balances at an optimum level
- Compile daily cashflow input sheets and update as and when required.

**Accruals (Accounts Payable only)**
- Raise accruals for all receipted open orders on procurement report.
- Raise accruals for all recurring expenses in area of control.
- Reverse accruals when payments are generated from procurement system.

**Adhoc**
- Assist with any Adhoc Finance related duties as and when required.

**Live the SBV culture**
- Live the department’s values while inspiring confidence and generating excitement, enthusiasm and commitment towards the mission.

**Partake in a winning culture and high morale**
- Act as a change Champion in periods of change

**Minimum Requirements: Work Experience**
- 3 years’ experience in a Finance Department

**Minimum Requirements: Education**
- Matric Qualification with Accounting and/or Mathematics.
- External: 3 Year tertiary financial qualification
- Internal: studying towards a 3 year professional tertiary financial qualification with first year successfully completed

***NB: Communication will be limited of shortlisted applicants only.**

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