Full-time Accounting Generalist

Outsourced; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Pretoria is seeking an experienced professional for Account Payables and Receivables. Responsibilities include verifying invoices, processing payments, and assisting with financial closings. Ideal candidates will have a degree in accounting and at least 3 years of relevant experience in financial management. Familiarity with accounting systems like SAP is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and/or general ledger accounting experience.
• Solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Experience with audit and financial close is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify invoices for accuracy.
• Process invoices and employee expense reports.
• Assist with month/quarter-end closing activities.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Financial and Business Acumen

Problem Solving & Decision Quality

Relationship Management

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

SAP Business One

S4 Hana

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

Account Payables

• Review and verify invoices for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company policies and procedures
• Process invoices in the accounting system, ensuring proper coding and authorization
• Process employee expenses reports in alignment with payroll deadlines
• Prepare and process vendor payments, including checks, ACH transfers, and wire transfers
• Reconcile vendor statements & collaborate across teams to resolve any payment inquiries & discrepancies
• Run weekly account payable process, including preparation of accounts payable aging reports & forecast
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all accounts payable transactions
• Assist in the preparation and timely filing of 1099’s

Account Receivables

• Call upon assigned accounts to facilitate collection of open invoices within established terms
• Retrieve/forward necessary paperwork in response to assigned account’s request(s)
• Forecast risk, based on credit, on assigned accounts and to act on information received immediately
• Prioritize accordingly and notify supervisor/sales when appropriate, inclusive to updated credit information
• Assess & recommend to management on delinquent accounts to be turnover to collection agencies
• Process cash receipts, daily checks, direct deposits, reconciling bank statements, investigate and resolve discrepancies and customer account reconciliation issues

Close

• Assist with month/quarter-end closing activities, including accruals and account reconciliations
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and assignments as needed

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in accounting, the latter being preferred
• 3+ years of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and/or general ledger accounting experience, at publicly traded companies is preferred
• Solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Experience with audit and financial close is a plus
• Proficiency with accounting ERP systems, SAP Business One and/or S4 Hana is a plus, and MS Office Suite, particularly Excel
• Prior experience in a high-growth high tech/HW/software/SaaS organization

Skills & Abilities

• Analytical Skills: Ability to work independently, think objectively, and interpret meaningful and insightful narratives from both quantitative as well as qualitative data
• Financial and Business Acumen: Ability to evaluate financial and business indicators and translate as well as distill data into actionable information to drive results
• Problem Solving & Decision Quality: Ability to apply rigorous logic and sound methods to solve multi-faceted problems with effective solutions
• Relationship Management: Able to build constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners, inclusive of senior management
• Experience with remote work and familiarity with remote collaboration tools is a plus