Accountant

Our client, an award-winning MedTech, is looking for an Accountant to be responsible for the full accounting function up to trial balance.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for the full accounting function up to trial balance, which includes supporting the Financial Manager with the accounting functions, month-end procedures, year-end, and statutory requirements.

Minimum education (essential):

• B.Com Accounting Degree or related Financial Degree

Minimum education (desirable):

• Honours Degree in Accounting

Minimum applicable experience (years):

• 1 year post articles
• 3 years (without articles)

Required nature of experience:

• Commercial experience
• Full bookkeeping experience up to trial balance (including debtors management, creditors/supplier management, general ledger)
• Inventory Management
• Statutory compliance
• Financial accounting
• Financial reporting
• Beneficial if articles were completed at an accounting firm

Skills and Knowledge (essential):

• Accounting Software (i.e. Pastel / Xero)
• Microsoft Excel
• Financial accounting principles
• Regulatory compliance
• Audits processes

Bank Management 15%:

• Process, reconcile, allocate and capture cash transactions and cash equivalents.
• Communicate payments to relevant departments.
• Upload all relevant electronic documents to the accounting system.
• Liaise with banks on a continuous basis.
• Load payments on various banks.
• Reconcile credit card transactions and upload all supporting documentation on Xero.

Month End Reporting 45%:

• Reconcile and review monthly journals and ensure supporting documents are kept.
• Reconcile intercompany invoicing and reconciliations.
• Reconcile all ledgers (supplier, debtors, and general ledger) to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Reconcile VAT reports.
• Assist with preparation of statutory reports.
• Upload payroll payments.
• Upload payroll journals on Xero and prepare for the month-end.
• Calculate and reconcile sales commission.
• Prepare and reconcile profit and loss/income statements.
• Prepare and reconcile balance sheet statements.
• Prepare and reconcile age analysis for creditors and debtors on a monthly basis.
• Provide necessary reports to management on a monthly basis.
• Report on expenses as and when required.
• Assist with month-end reporting.
• Assist with annual reporting.
• Assist with annual audits.

Cash Management 5%:

• Manage Credit Cards to ensure sufficient funds and operations thereof.
• Assist with managing all inward and outward Forex payments.

Customers (Debtors) Management 10%:

• Liaise with the sales team and assist with accounting queries on invoices.
• Manage debtors collection process and keep age analysis up to date.
• Handle queries from the Sales Department.
• Ensure all credit notes are processed accurately and timeously.
• Ensure proper supporting documents are kept for all invoices raised.
• Issue all invoices & statements accurately and timeously when required.
• Allocate and reconcile payments received from customers.

Suppliers (Creditors) Management 10%:

• Ensure supplier payment allocation is accurate.
• Conduct monthly reconciliation of creditors for payment.
• Manage and reconcile all suppliers monthly.
• Prepare a payment file and submit payments for approval.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of supplier payments.
• Ensure supplier information is correct and up to date on Xero.
• Ensure completeness of supplier’s invoices monthly.
• Correspond with suppliers as and when required.

Inventory Management 5%:

• Assist and monitor inventory stock take on a monthly basis.
• Ensure stock and system stock reconciliation monthly.

Accounting Administration 5%:

• Update fixed asset register timeously.
• Provide updated list of fixed assets to Senior Accountant for insurance purposes on a monthly basis.
• Reconcile fixed asset register to general ledger and insurance policy.
• Conduct bi-annual audit of asset register.
• Ensure all statutory requirements are met (tax clearance certificates, company details, BBBEE).
• Ensure company details are up to date with suppliers, bank, and regulatory authorities.
• Conduct general system audits as and when required.

QMS 5%:

• Ensure that QMS guidelines are adhered to.
• Ensure that all supporting documents are kept to date.
• Ensure that all processes are kept relevant.

Remote Working: 2 days’ work-from-home in line with Company Policy (only applicable after probation is successfully passed).

Note: Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.