Cashbook Clerk

Contract (3 Months)

Minimum Requirements: 

• Matric plus an Accounting based tertiary qualification.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience is required.
• SAP R/3 knowledge and experience preferable
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Verbal and written communication
• Analytical thinking
• Numeracy

Responsibilities:

• Review EFT requests received from the Business for correct levels of authority and sign off; for original supporting documentation; and for GL allocations.
• Capture documents and raise the relevant journal entry in SAP for Head Office payments.
• Set up SAP and Online Banking EFT payments.
• Regularly review and clear the bank clearing accounts in the general ledger and follow up of uncleared items (unallocated deposits etc.)
• Capture debit order payments in the general ledger.
• Perform staff debtor account reconciliations for certain business areas and follow up.
• Prepare journals for posting to the general ledger.
• Exercise control over the Head Office petty cash box, approve petty cash requests, reconcile the account and request reimbursement.
• Allocate deposits in the branch bank accounts on a daily basis
• Prepare and process foreign payments, ensuring that supporting documents have been appropriately authorised, accurate banking details are included on the payment documentation, amounts are correct and payment is made timeously
• Compile cash forecasting reports at agreed reporting intervals and report on significant deviations to management (actual vs. forecast)
• Prepare and capture ad-hoc journal entries as required by the GL Accountant/Financial Accountant.