Assistant Financial Accountant

National Health Laboratory Service; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 350 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Johannesburg is looking for an Assistant Financial Accountant. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with financial regulations, perform journal processing, and assist with audits. Candidates must have a BCom in Accounting and 2 years of financial accounting experience. Proficiency in Oracle and MS Office is preferred. This is a full-time position offering a dynamic environment to enhance your career in finance.

Qualifications

• 2 years of Financial Accounting experience required.
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards is essential.

Responsibilities

• Process corrective and recurring monthly journals.
• Maintain data integrity on the General Ledger.
• Facilitate the year-end audit process.
• Handle queries from internal customers.
• Perform General Ledger Reconciliations.
• Complete statutory returns as required.

Skills

Knowledge of PFMA, PRIMA and GRAP

Financial Accounting knowledge

MS Office intermediate

Planning and Interpersonal skills

Education

BCom Accounting (NQF 7)

Tools

Oracle or any related system

Job description

Position Details

Position: Assistant Financial Accountant (Re-Advertisement)

Pay Grade: C3

Reference Number: CORPFIN

Key Job Responsibilities

Ensure general correctness of the accounts by processing corrective and recurring standard monthly journal as required to comply with Treasury, PFMA and GRAP regulations and other month end journals required by business, e.g. BSC purposes, stats journals for volumes purposes.

Ensure data integrity on the General Ledger through the maintenance of system transactions in order to enforce the Financial Departmental SOPs.

Facilitate the year end audit process to ensure that audit deadlines are always met by preparing the audit file and attending to audit.

Resolve all problems / queries raised by internal customers and resolve them taking cognizance of the culture of the business, following protocols and making sure that relevant people are informed all the time.

Ensure that the company reports in line with standards and legislation by doing General Ledger Reconciliations for all the applicable accounts, monitor and maintain the quality of reconciliations through making reference to AC statements, IFRS, GRAP, Treasury Regulations, PFMA, etc and by resolving outstanding issues relating to reconciliations of general ledger accounts by liaising with relevant stakeholder on outstanding reconciliation items.

Ensure that month end deliverables are met for all items required, e.g. preparation of various report as required by the Group Financial accountant, preparing flash reports for finance management (e.g. EC1‑sustainability report, exceptional reports, etc.), sustainability report, General Ledger analysis performed for BSC purposes, etc. and general analytical reviews (General Ledger accounts) conducted to identify any obvious anomalies and raise them with the relevant

Ensure completion and submission of all statutory returns, e.g. Stats SA, Reserve Bank, VAT submissions, IRP6, IT14, etc. as required to comply with SARS, National Treasury.

Minimum Requirements and Key Competencies

• BCom Accounting (NQF 7)
• 2 years Financial Accounting experience
• Knowledge of PFMA, PRIMA and GRAP
• Knowledge of Oracle or any related system
• Financial Accounting knowledge
• MS Office intermediate
• Planning and Interpersonal skills

Enquiries may be directed to Mmathapelo Mthethwa @

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Accounting / Auditing, Finance, and Consulting

Industries

Consumer Services, Accounting, and Public Health

Location

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa