Financial Accountant

Key Activities

Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts &Financial Reporting

Assisting with the preparation of the monthly management accounts pack to fully assess the performance

Review of the financial information processed by the rest of the financial team, to ensure accuracy and integrity thereof

Compiling a monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation file, to ensure integrity of financial statement line items presented

Cost Analysis & Control

Review reconciled expenditure reports to test the validity of costs

Identify cost saving opportunities to improve the financial wellbeing

Supplier Invoices

Assist with capturing of invoices on Sage Evolution

Ensure all invoices have approved orders attached before processing

Ensure all invoices are captured within deadline

Supplier Reconciliation

Perform review on monthly supplier reconciliations

Follow up with managers and suppliers to resolve reconciling items Payment to suppliers

Assist with loading of payments into bank and send to authorised managers to check and release (weekly and monthly payments)

Ensure aging on supplier age analysis is correct after cash book has been updated

Cash Control & Banking

Petty cash count & reconciliation monthly

Periodic Float checks at front desk

Preparing credit card and cash deposit recons monthly

Providing assistance with accurate and timely submission of timesheet information to payroll department monthly

Importing of payroll journals from VIP payroll system into Sage Evolution monthly

Stock

Spot checks on stock counted, to ensure accuracy of count

Ensure stock receiving system and procedures are followed Fixed Assets

Assist with performing monthly spot checks on operational assetregister lists

Ensure the integrity and maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register Accounts receivable

Preparing ad-hoc Customer invoices and ensuring the monthly annuity billing cycle is done accurately and timeously

Review Debtors Age analysis monthly and highlight issues Control

Ensure all ordering processes are followed as per the company financial manual

Audit, control and process all supplier invoices as per financial manual

Payment controls to be adhered to as per financial manual

Statutory Requirements

Sound knowledge of VAT processing and the implications thereof

Assist with reconciling VAT payable/receivable monthly internal Audit

Assist with compiling the monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation file, to ensure integrity of financial statement line items presented

Assist Financial Managers with all audit queries

Ad-Hoc Requests

Support the business as and when ad-hoc financial request come in and provide information that is accurate, of a high standard and delivered within required timeframes

Qualifications

· Financial Degree/Diploma - Advantage

Experience

· 2 years Financial Accountant Experience

· Sage Evolution

· Opera PMS system experience advantage

· Advance MS Office knowledge

· ABSA/Nedbank Bank Processing advantage