Junior Accountant

Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH); Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 370,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

TIH is looking for a Financial Accountant to support the Financial Accountants by recording and reviewing financial transactions and ensuring timely statutory compliance.

You will handle financial and management accounting tasks, data extraction, and customer-facing inquiries, contributing to accurate reporting and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Matric/Grade 12 (Essential).
• BCom degree in Accounting from SAICA‑accredited university (Essential).

Responsibilities

• Support Financial Accountants by recording and reviewing financial transactions.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement journals, reconciliations and schedules.
• Prepare VAT reconciliations for review.
• Check accounts payable and receivable batches daily for accuracy including VAT and descriptions.
• Liaise with auditors and external partners to provide information and resolve enquiries.
• Record financial transactions daily in standard business systems.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial reporting and customer service processes.

Education

Matric/Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent

BCom degree in Accounting or similar - SAICA accredited university

Job description

Join TIH, home to some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers, and grow your career while being part of an organisation with purpose.

Job Purpose

Provide support to the Financial Accountants and record and review financial transactions to ensure completeness, accuracy and timely submission of information used to support the business in their financial decision making and ensure statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

Financial Accounting

Support others by carrying out financial monitoring tasks. Check cash book batches and reconciliations to ensure that transactions are allocated accurately and submit timeously to the accountants on a weekly basis. Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement journals, reconciliations and schedules and ensure that all supporting documentation is attached in the month end file for review by the Financial Accountant. Prepare VAT reconciliations for review by the Financial Accountant on a monthly basis.

Management accounting and financial management

Deliver standard operational or administrative processes, interpret instructions and make choices (from defined options) to get the job done. Check accounts payable and receivable batches on a daily basis to ensure that transactions are allocated accurately in terms of amounts, VAT, description and account.

Control and review the age analysis of the accounts payable on a monthly basis to ensure that it is within the agreed terms and conditions of the suppliers agreements.

Operational Compliance

Develop working knowledge of the organization's policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work. adhere to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.

Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.

Data Collection and Analysis

Extract relevant data from information provided by others, and input it into spreadsheets or standard formats.

Customer Management

Assist with general customer queries and difficult customers. Liaise with auditors, external business partners and internal customers on a daily basis to provide accurate information and respond and resolve enquiries to a satisfactory outcome.

Data Management

Record financial transactions on a daily basis into the applicable business systems to ensure the accuracy and completeness thereof.

Improvement / Innovation

Find new and innovative ways to provide a more efficient, responsive and speedy process to enhance the overall effectiveness of financial reporting and customer service.

Education

Matric/Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); BCom degree in Accounting or similar - SAICA accredited university (Essential)

Experience

2 years experience in a similar role (Essential); Experience within the financial services industry (Advantageous).