Accountant

Job Intro

Accountant - Centurion, GP Gauteng

Position: Accountant Reports to: Financial Manager

SCOPE OF WORK

Monthly reporting • Monthly flash reporting • Preparing monthly flash report • Monthly management accounts • Ensuring accuracy and completeness of monthly balance sheet reconciliations within agreed timelines • Preparing month end files (also used for Audit purposes). Job Specification

Accounting duties • Day to day managing all aspects relating to accounting • Determine revenue and expenditure • Determine monthly revenue forecast and perform monthly revenue analysis. • Create weekly & monthly revenue report to financial manager • Oversee financial transactions and process invoices promptly • Perform reconciliation of account receivable and payable • Report on alignment of costs to revenue • Work in compliance with company accounting standards and guidelines • Identify and resolve outstanding balances monthly • Perform record keeping of all financial operations • Create and distribute invoices based on contract and reporting data • Managing bookkeeper • Review accounting activities to ensure sound business controls, reporting deviations to the Financial Manager • General adherence to Company policies and procedures Offer

Debtors • Weekly follow-up on outstanding Debtors. • Ensure accurate invoicing resulting in no credit notes • Frequent follow-up with client to ensure timeous payment • Debtors statements and account reconciliations • Debtors age analysis

VAT • Monthly VAT reconciliations

Stock and fixed assets • Checking and monitoring quarterly stock/scaffold and fixed asset counts • Facilitation of stock and asset counts includes cut-offs and delivery controls • Fixed asset control and procedures

Budget and Forecast • Assist in budget preparation.

Sundry debtors • Ensure accuracy and integrity of all jobs in the Data Base • Weekly review of the databases & associated reports, highlighting problems and risks to management, as well as ensuring a valid JGC for every job on the database. • Staff to follow up and resolve issues pertaining to Jobs captured, Purchase Orders, Scope changes, Errors, Signatures and Service entry stages of various jobs on the Data Bases. • Specific focus to be placed on outstanding / overdue matters and informing Ops & own staff on matters to be resolved

Audit • Assist in financial audits and implement audit recommendation

People Management and leadership • Coaching, development, mentoring and training of the team or junior team members • Creating high performance teams, by implementing and monitoring individual and team performance • Creating a harmonious working environment through conflict management and discipline, team cohesion. • Modelling the company values and building the company culture • Effective delegation of duties and tasks

Skills • Time-management • Ability to multi-task • Attention to Detail • Deadline Driven • Sound communication skills (written and verbal)

Knowledge • Accounting standards, principles and basic understanding of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) • MS Office • Advanced Excel Skills Attributes • Results oriented • Analytical thinking • Customer Oriented • Reliable, meticulous & precise • Honesty & integrity • Taking ownership • Professionalism • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills • Assertive, dynamic & proactive individual • Interpersonal Skills • Accountability • Deadline driven. • Ability to work under pressure. • Ability to work independently and as part of a team. • Data gathering and analysis

Experience • Minimum of 5 years’ working experience as Accountant. • Proven experience dealing with accounts, financial systems management, and operations in a large and complex organization. • Working experience with sundry debtors. • Working experience in calculation of "Cost of manufacturing" (finished goods) • Minimum 2 years working experience calculation and reconciliation of VAT, dividends, and provisional tax. • Project accounting with a clear understanding of project requirements. Long- and short-term projects • Experience in importing goods • Previous supervisory experience and advantage • Accounting standards, principles and basic understanding of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) • MS Office and advanced Excel Skills • Finance and Accounting Systems (MS Dynamics AX/Financial Systems) • Relevant legislation (i.e., Companies Act, Vat Act, Income Tax) • Budgeting and forecasting • Financial Statements • Annual Audits and financial compliance

Minimum Qualifications required • Matric • Degree in Finance or Accounting (an advantage)

Monthly Salary: Market related