Junior Accountant

Responsibilities include:

• Debtor management
• Follow up on all debtors’ enquiries received, tracking and resolution
• Prepare and distribute debtor’s statements and the reconciliations thereof
• Maintain debtor’s database and supporting documentation
• Daily/weekly/monthly reporting to management on outstanding debtors
• Creditor management
• Confirm and check all purchase orders (POs) against supplier’s invoices ensuring pricing is correct according to signed contracts and POs
• Supplier reconciliations including following up with suppliers on disputed invoices
• Allocate expenses to correct accounts and cost centres by analysing invoice/expense reports
• Supplier management, including maintaining supplier database
• Understanding and monitoring discount opportunities
• Verifying company registration numbers
• Resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation
• Perform reconciliations of all credit card statements and verification of transactions
• Capture all vendor invoices onto Evolution
• Bookkeeping function
• Record day-to-day financial transactions and complete the posting process
• Bring the books to the trial balance stage
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations
• Conduct a month-end and year-end closure process
• Monthly accruals and prepayment reconciliations
• Monthly reconciling of cost of sales and accruals to WIP spreadsheet
• Monthly reconciling of the accounting system to the company’s billing system
• Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions
• General filing including delivery notes, courier documents, customer and supplier invoices as well as correspondence
• Banking function
• Process all banking and monthly reconciling of the general ledger bank account to bank statements
• Load batch payments for review by the authorising signatories
• Beneficiary maintenance
• Admin and office support function
• Provide effective administrative and facilities support
• Manage the daily activities and enquiries related to telephones, security of company property, office equipment and office space
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of company’s service offering
• Ensure all internal administration/workflow requirements are maintained and completed according to company standard
• Any other responsibilities delegated by your line manager

• Grade 12 certificate with Accounting with 2 – 3 years bookkeeping experience; OR BCom degree with an accounting major.
• Some commercial experience will be an advantage.
• Microsoft Windows: Moderate Level: Word, Excel, Outlook
• Evolution and Chase experience or similar software.
• Own reliable transport is required and ability to travel as required
• Able to work after hours

• Email your comprehensive CV to exceedhr@exceed.co.za.
• If you are already registered, please forward your CV and the relevant reference number to the consultant with whom you are currently registered in order to avoid duplicity on our system.
• We reserve the right to only conduct interviews with candidates of choice.
• Applicants who have not received feedback within 30 days from the closing date must please accept their application as unsuccessful.