Financial Accountant

Umjikelo Recruitment Services; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Johannesburg is seeking a Financial Accountant to manage financial transactions and reports. The ideal candidate will have a B.Com degree and 3-5 years of experience. Responsibilities include cashbook reconciliation, preparing treasury cash flow reports, and assisting with year-end audits. This role focuses on ensuring accuracy in financial operations and requires a strong analytical mindset.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years experience as a Financial Accountant.
• Forex experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Weekly/Monthly capturing of cashbook entries into Sage X3.
• Reconciliation of cashbooks to ensure accuracy.
• Prepare daily treasury cash flow reports.
• Prepare/analyse forex payments once payment is made.
• Monthly inter-group companies loan account reconciliations.

Skills

Analytical

Trustworthy

High standard of numeracy

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

B.Com (Accounting) degree with Honours

Tools

Sage X3

Job description

The primary role of the Financial Accountant is to create financial transactions and financial reports. The creation of financial transactions includes posting information to accounting journals or accounting software from source documents such as invoices to customers, cash receipts and supplier invoices. The Financial Accountant reconciles accounts to ensure their accuracy, whilst assisting the Head of Financial Reporting/CFO.

Key responsibilities

• Weekly/Monthly capturing of cashbook entries into Sage X3 (local and forex) and any miscellaneous entries
• Reconciliation of cashbooks (local and forex) to ensure their accuracy
• Prepare daily treasury cash flow reports
• Inter-account transfers (funding of bank accounts)
• Prepare/analysee forex payments once payment is made
• Monthly allocation and analysis of inter-division/cost centre allocations
• Month-end journal processing
• Monthly inter-group companies loan account reconciliations
• Monthly reconciliations of the general ledger accounts to ensure their accuracy
• Allocate and reconcile payroll to the general ledger
• Ad-hoc journals input
• Maintain the fixed assets register and reconciliations
• Communication and month-end report to Managers and Head of Departments
• Assemble information for external auditors for the annual audit
• Assist with year-end auditing/reporting

Education / Experience

• Tertiary education - B.Com (Accounting) degree with Honours (Articles advantageous)
• 3 to 5 years experience as a Financial Accountant
• Forex experience is advantageous

Other Qualifications

• Trustworthy
• Analytical
• High standard of numeracy, accuracy with attention to detail
• Must be a team player

This is an AA/EE appointment and only applications from South African Historically Disadvantaged Individuals (HDI) candidates will be considered.

If you have not received a response within 48 hours of submitting your resume, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.