Financial Accountant

About the job Financial Accountant

Skills, Qualifications, and other requirements

1. B Com with completed articles.
2. 3 years of practical experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent.
3. Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
4. Problem-solving, numerical, analytical, and computer skills.
5. Good understanding of commercial and business awareness.
6. Negotiation and ability to influence and manage staff and external parties.
7. Own Transport.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

1. Perform reporting of financial data against budgets and/or set targets for the business unit.
2. Assist General / Assistant General Manager with root cause analysis, action plan compilation, and tracking and controlling of all non-conformance in the prescribed format.
3. Ensure all costs are posted to the account in which the budget was allocated.
4. Collate and review all actual results with a budget in the system for accuracy.
5. Perform reviews of actual results compared to budget - including management analysis split between staff, system, process, controllable, non-controllable, and semi-controllable.
6. Assist with the distribution of actual results compared to the budget including above mentioned detail to Head Office on a monthly basis, including action plans.
7. Compile month-end audit files including supporting documentation and ensure sign-off on the completeness and the accuracy thereof.
8. Perform self-assessment on functional audit and ensure it is signed off by the General / Assistant General Manager.
9. Ensure that there is compliance with IFRS, statutory legislation, and company policy and procedures.
10. Ensure/perform management of all fixed assets.
11. Ensure monthly capital expenditure schedules are reconciled to GL.
12. Ensure VAT is allocated correctly when purchasing any assets.
13. Ensure that all general ledger journal entries are properly authorized, substantiated by proper documentation, and proper descriptions, and posted to the correct GL account in the correct period.
14. Ensure that consumable items are properly recorded and usage captured at the correct values.
15. Ensure/Perform new creditors accounts are opened according to the company creditors policy document terms and requirements.
16. Ensure that all delivery of goods and services are accrued for in the income statement.
17. Cashbook reconciliation.
18. Perform weekly inter-company reconciliation and prepare monthly balancing confirmation.
19. Process customer returns and credit notes.