Accounts Clerk

Signature Cosmetics; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty company in South Africa is seeking a finance assistant to support their accounts and finance department. The ideal candidate will have a Grade 12 certificate and relevant experience in an accounts department, particularly in reconciliations within a retail environment. Responsibilities include capturing credit card statements, addressing accounts queries, and performing general finance duties. This is an excellent opportunity for someone studying towards a finance qualification to gain hands-on experience in the finance sector.

Qualifications

• Matric, grade 12 or equivalent certificate is required.
• Experience working in an accounts department is essential.
• 1 - 2 years experience with reconciliations in a retail environment is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the accounts and finance department.
• Capture monthly credit card statements on to Excel.
• Address general accounts queries, e.g., invoice queries.

Skills

General finance experience

Data verification

Reconciliation skills

Communication skills

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent certificate

B Com, Diploma or Certificate in Finance

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the accounts and finance department
• Respond to general accounts queries, e.g., invoice queries, requests for Telkom Account details from IT, and refer or escalate to the relevant person or escalate when required
• Address general queries from stores, e.g., banking of cash sales, speed point machines, Bank reconciliation checks
• Capture monthly credit card statements on to Excel spreadsheet, follow up on any outstanding slips with the relevant credit card holder and escalate to Supervisor
• Perform re-conciliation on credit card statements and slips received, process journals in on F&O system
• Process all allocated COD payments weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays and address any queries with Supervisor
• Address COD queries, e.g., confirmation and proof of payment requests
• Download bank statements and capture statement details on F&O
• Verify every Tuesday, against the Banking Compliance Report that all stores have completed their banking as per store banking schedule and escalate any non-adherence to the relevant Area Manager
• Escalate any non-adherence to store banking schedule to the relevant Area Manager and National Operations and Sales Manager
• Compare bank statement with Daily Sales Report for allocated stores and check the accuracy of recorded cash and card payments
• Address any cash and card payment queries with the store, assist where possible, and where no explanation is available escalate to the relevant Area Manager
• Address any cash and card payment queries with the store, assist where possible, and ensure an explanation is provided, e.g., non-process compliance to policies or procedures
• Access Telkom account online, capture details on F&O, and once approved, load for banking
• Check Petty Cash usage for allocated stores, ensure all Petty Cash slips are received and included when performing the reconciliation on the Daily Sales report to the banking
• Assist with financial year end processes as and when requested
• Provide assistance to the finance team as and when requested
• Raise all queries with line manager or relevant position
• Perform general finance and office duties including but not limited to filing, general data entry, answering phones, addressing queries, processing emails and physical post

Requirements

• A matric, grade 12 or equivalent certificate
• Studying towards or in possession of a B Com, Diploma or Certificate in Finance, or related qualification an advantage
• Experience working in an accounts department required
• General finance, admin, accounts department experience required
• 1 - 2 years experience with reconciliations within a retail environment required
• 1 - 2 years experience capturing and verifying data required