Treasury Assistant

Execustaff; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Johannesburg is seeking a Treasury Assistant to manage daily reconciliations, assist with audits, and handle tax compliance. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of experience in account reconciliation and be proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are required. This position involves working closely with external banking institutions and finance managers.

Qualifications

• Min. 3 years’ experience in reconciling accounts to statements.
• Able to work overtime when required, especially during month end.

Responsibilities

• Daily reconciliation of the bank.
• Assist with monthly reports and management of deadlines and targets.
• Liaison with external banking institutions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial skills

Detail-oriented

Good Communication

Time management

MS Office (advanced level)

High attention to detail

Education

B Com Accounting / Financial Management

SAIPA / SAICA / CIMA Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Treasury Assistant in the Johannesburg Central area.

Key responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

Treasury Management

• Daily reconciliation of the bank
• Ensure proper house-keeping of all banking details and bank users / approvers
• Ensure that the Bank closes on time at month end
• Ensure that the bank is always error free and that all queries are followed up
• Ensure that all transactions are processed within 48hrs from transaction date timeously
• Submission of monthly recon for Finance Manager and CFO approval
• Submit to RHQ
• Provision of audit reports to RTC / RHQ / Auditors when required.
• Assist with cash flow
• Assist with managing forex & reporting to RTC
• Liaison with external banking institutions
• Assist with SARB applications

External Audit

• Fulfill the role of contact point for External Auditors by providing information required and assist with completion of the audit.
• Resolve queries raised by External Auditors to complete audit.
• Assist with External Audit as contact point, info gathering and prep

Tax and Statutory

• Assist with calculations and information gathering for completion of all Tax submissions and statutory fillings including information manipulations.
• Act as secondary back up to Tax specialist for all Tax and Company Secretarial requirements
• Assist Tax Specialist in all Tax and Statutory filing and calculations.
• Assist with tax related issues and ensure they are resolved to minimize risk to the company
• Assist in tax management

Month end closing assistance

• Assist with month end closing
• Prepare journals for review of Finance Manager of all normal vendors
• Ensure accurate recording of SG&A and analysis thereof
• Assist with month end clearing

Corporate Card Management

• Act as Administrator for all corporate cards
• Assist Employees with Corporate Card Limits
• Assist Employees with Corporate Card Queries
• Maintenance of Corporate Card System
• Ad-hoc Corporate Card Duties

Balance Sheet Recons

• Downloading relevant accounts and investigating all entries
• Providing monthly Balance Sheet econ by the deadline date for Financial Manager review

Reporting

• Assist with monthly reports and management of deadlines and targets
• Adhoc reporting to CFO, Financial Manager, HQ, RHQ, Auditors and RTC

Related Job requirements / Qualifications

Required Experience

• Min. 3 years’ experience in reconciling accounts to statements
• Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel)
• Able to work overtime when required, especially during month end

Competencies

• Analytical and good financial skills
• Detail oriented and highly organized
• In-depth knowledge of tax
• Ability to resolve queries fast
• Good Communication skills
• Time management and ability to prioritize
• MS office competent (advanced Level)
• Self-starter and proactive
• High learning aptitude
• High level attention to detail

Educational requirements

• B Com Accounting / Financial Management
• SAIPA / SAICA / CIMA Qualification will be an added advantage