Accounts Assistant – DOACCOUNTSASSISTANT

Armstrong Appointments; Kloof; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant in Kloof, South Africa. Candidates should possess a Matric and relevant financial qualifications, with over 5 years in accounts. Responsibilities include creditors and petty cash functions, invoicing, and assisting with insurance claims. Proficiency in Caseware and a valid driver's license are mandatory. This role requires attention to detail, and a commitment to managing financial paperwork accurately.

Qualifications

• 5 years plus accounts experience.
• Own vehicle and drivers license.

Responsibilities

• Full Creditors function – matching source documents, sorting, summarising, getting authorisation.
• Full Petty Cash function – bank withdrawals and summarising.
• Invoicing – audit checks and sending to client.
• Submitting insurance claims and follow-ups.
• Assist with staff expenses gathering and summarising.

Skills

Creditors function

Petty Cash management

Invoicing

Caseware proficiency

Insurance claim management

Leave Recon assistance

Vehicle Licence management

Staff Expenses management

Education

Matric & financial qualification

Tools

Caseware

Job description

Overview

Our client based in Gillitts, KZN are currently seeking the skills of an Accounts Assistant

Responsibilities

• Full Creditors function – matching source documents, sorting, summarising, getting authorisation, handling queries and recons at month end.
• Full Petty Cash function – bank withdrawals, all source documents, summarising and recons at month end
• Paying fines and e-tolls online/petty cash.
• Post- collection and sorting (minimal – once a month max).
• Invoicing – Caseware times, audit checks, some backup info, editing, recons against orders and already invoiced & sending to client.
• Insurance – submitting claims & paperwork, follow-ups, adding new items to existing policy.
• Leave Recon – assist office manager with leave recon.
• Vehicle Licences – annual renewals and new registrations.
• Credit Cards – matching Standard Bank and Amex cards, summarising and allocating to projects.
• Memberships – oversee the registration of all memberships, ensuring that the certificates are obtained and renewed annually.
• Server backup – responsible for backing up the server each day and reporting any issues to management.
• Staff Expenses – gathering, checking and summarising, matching payments.
• Full Caseware function – perform annual roll-over, create proposals, convert to projects and “archive” once project complete, activate and de-activate staff, billing, capturing expenses, generating reports such as time sheets, expenses, active projects etc.
• BEE – assist where required.
• Office groceries
• Purchase Orders – check correctly completed and authorised, inform Financial Director of expenses over 4-5k. Recon outstanding monthly.
• Company lunches/braai – arrange and collect if necessary
• Letters and correspondence
• Assist Financial Director and colleagues where needed with booking flights, vehicles, courier etc.

Qualifications

Matric & financial qualification

Criteria

• 5 years plus accounts experience
• Own vehicle and drivers license

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.