Finance Coordinator

Sentinel Staffing Services; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm is looking for an experienced financial professional to work in Pretoria. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of experience with QuickBooks and Pastel, along with a strong understanding of accounting processes. The role involves managing accounts, preparing reconciliations, and ensuring accuracy in financial reporting. A relevant financial qualification and proficiency in common software applications are necessary.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in a similar role with QuickBooks and Pastel.
• Sound understanding of QuickBooks and Pastel accounting processes.
• Manufacturing / Shopfitting industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand the accounts processing of both debtors and creditors transactions.
• Reconcile all debtors and creditors payments.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations and reporting for the accountant.
• Recover debt from customers with agreed payment terms.
• Process all invoicing.
• Assist in weekly/monthly stock take.
• Identify and resolve all account related queries timeously.

Skills

Managing Processes

Personal effectiveness

Team leadership

Works well in a team

Delivering high performance

Having an accounting mind-set

Making insightful business decisions

Planning and organizing

Meticulous about work presentation

Process Improvement

Accuracy

Communications

Deadline driven

Computer skills: Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Education

Grade 12

Relevant financial qualification

Tools

QuickBooks

Pastel

Job description

Candidates must be based in Pretoria — no remote option.

Qualifications required.

• Grade 12
• Relevant financial qualification.

Skills / Competencies required.

• Managing Processes
• Personal effectiveness
• Team leadership
• Works well in a team
• Delivering high performance
• Having an accounting mind-set
• Making insightful business decisions
• Planning and organizing
• Meticulous about work presentation
• Process Improvement
• Accuracy
• Communications
• Deadline driven
• Computer skills : Outlook / Word / Excel / PowerPoint

Prime Responsibilities :

• Understand the accounts processing of both debtors and creditors transactions.
• Reconcile all debtors and creditors payments.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations and reporting for the accountant.
• Recover debt from customers with agreed payment terms.
• Identify un-processed payments and receipts and timeously apply them.
• Identify and resolve all account related queries timeously.
• Ensure that PO’s is requested from client
• Process all invoicing.
• Ensure all customers monthly processing has been completed and payments allocated before monthly accounts receivable close
• Ensure the timeous escalation of queries or system failures with the relevant stakeholders.
• Assist in weekly / monthly stock take and completion of stock take sheets.
• Scrutinise monthly expenses.
• Introduce controls and procedures where necessary.
• Ad hoc reporting as requested by management.

Experience Required :

• 5 years’ experience in working with QuickBooks and Pastel.
• 5 years’ experience in similar role and have worked with QuickBooks and Pastel
• Sound understanding of QuickBooks and Pastel accounting processes.
• Manufacturing / Shopfitting industry experience