Corporate Accountant (Johannesburg)
Responsible for day-to-day accounting operations & maintenance, including functional responsibility for accounts receivable and bank with assistance from the Junior Accountant and Cashbook & Admin Clerk
Key Performance Areas
- Trial Balance
- Responsible for monthly accounts to trial balance
- Preparation of monthly standard and non-standard journals requisitions for approval and relevant processing
- Responsible for preparation of leases transactions and monthly accounting
- Responsible for the consolidation of fixed assets register and transactions for Corporate
- Responsible for the consolidation of the inventory balances' supporting documentation
- General Ledger
- Maintain & control general ledger structure/ accounts codes and mapping
- Maintain the general ledger and review of monthly general ledger/ balance sheet account reconciliations
- Responsible for consolidation/ maintenance of all underclaims, overclaims and advance payments balances
- Reporting
- Assistance with month-end process according to the defined activities and deadlines
- Assistance with year-end process according to the defined activities and deadlinesAssistance with month-end and year-end financial & management reporting
- Cash and Payments
- Review of supplier banking details against the supporting documentation/ system and against the banking upload file
- Cash-flow forecasting: submission, tracking and analysis of Overheads and Actual bank balances & all cash transactions
- Compliance
- Preparation of monthly VAT and Customs reconciliations and submissions
- Invoicing & Debtors
- Responsible for invoicing i.e. invoicing on time and accurately in line with contractual agreements
- Responsible for debtors' management: handle debtor invoices, queries, statements, and credit control
- Weekly distribution & evaluation of the debtors age schedule with relevant updated comments/ action points
- Inter-Companies
- Responsible for completeness & accuracy of all inter-company transactions, balances and relevant consolidation elimination journals i.e. tracking, invoices, statements, payments and collections
- Overheads
- Responsible for monthly corporate/ head-office overheads: reporting, review and analysis vs. budget
- Budgets
- Assistance in the annual budget and quarterly forecasts process in relation to submission of the corporate Overheads information
- Audit
- Assistance in provision of relevant information/ documentation for the purposes of the annual statutory audit & financial statements
- Governance, Policies, Internal Processes/ Controls
- Assistance with financial systems and processes & controls codification and implementation
- Compliance with accounting policies
Qualifications, Permits/Licences, Registrations
Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in a similar role
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Proficient in GAAP and accounting processes, controls and procedures
- Working knowledge of BuildSmart
- Understanding of Finnivo
Behavioural Competencies
- Deadlines driven
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse teams
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines