Account Assistant jobs in South Africa

Job Description

We are looking for a dynamic, proactive individual with excellent communication skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment. As an experienced Accounts Receivable professional, you will join the accounting team as a key support and to drive the development of the accounts receivable area, delivering improvements and efficiencies, and owning the end-to-end responsibilities for your business area.

Key Responsibilities

This is a new role created to develop the accounting function as the business grows. There is a need to work more efficiently as the demands of the business increase and meet overall control and oversight responsibilities. Your key responsibilities will cover:

• Ownership of end-to-end accounts receivable responsibilities for the E-Commerce and Standalone stores business areas for accounts receivable.
• Development of the accounts receivable area - develop and strengthen processes through identifying and delivering required changes.
• General receivables responsibilities including daily sales reconciliation, daily bank reconciliation, monitoring and follow up of customer balances (credit notes, gift cards and deposits), monitoring and follow up of store settlement differences.
• Perform monthly and annual closing activities to ensure all receivables are accurate including monthly reconciliation of receivables balance sheet ledger accounts and annual write-off of aged balances.
• Preparation of schedules and reconciliations for the year end statutory audit.
• Management of the receivables inbox.
• Support and cover for accounts receivable counterpart where the partner accountant is on annual leave.
• Support the Senior Financial Accounting Manager on projects and other ad hoc responsibilities as required.
• Training and support to the wider accounting team as required.

As this new role develops, responsibilities will be reviewed based on the individual and team needs.

Profile

The ideal candidate would be able to demonstrate the following:

• Experience of accounts receivable processes within a medium to large organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt and implement efficiencies within accounts receivable.
• Takes ownership of all aspects of role to identify value adding opportunities and deliver them to the business with line manager support. Does not limit self to task list.
• Strong organisational and planning skills; ability to manage multiple competing priorities to meet deadlines.
• Strong excel skills including knowledge of excel formulas to manipulate large data sets and complete and present analysis.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and personable skills to manage business relationships.
• Strong team player, able to support and work well with the accounting and finance team.
• Ideally has a background in double entry accounting and understanding of accounting principles.
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient user of SAP; knowledge of Cegid beneficial but not essential.

Please Note:

You must hold a valid visa allowing you to work full time for the entire duration of employment, as we do not offer visa sponsorship. This role is office based 5 days a week in our London Head Office.

* Job responsibilities and functions are not limited to the above. We as Hermès employees must always ensure that all functions of our position are represented with the highest level of professionalism.

About Us

"A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 23 200 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in nearly 300 stores around the world"

About the Team

Hermès GB Limited is one of the many subsidiaries branching out from our Hermès International Headquarters in Paris. We operate with over 250 employees, from our Headquarters in London and across ten stores within our retail function in cities such as London, Dublin, Glasgow and Manchester.

Hermès really is a truly wonderful place to work. Close relationships, humility and a thirst for team success make the company's management style unique. Behind the drive for excellence is a spirit of goodwill in which personal achievement is for the benefit of the group's progress, and where everyone shows commitment and passion, depth and lightness in all that they do.

Learning and sharing, cultivating one's curiosity and capacity to be amazed, innovating and never ceasing to push the boundaries of excellence are all crucial aspects of each individual's development, and make up the company's principle of continuous learning and passing down of knowledge.

Our DNA is built up of People, Passion, Personality and of course, our wonderful Product.

This is an exciting opportunity for any professional who is keen to be part of a close team within a dynamic and flourishing organisation.