Accountant II (Central Accounting)
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Manual Accounting:
· Deliver prepayments, accruals and other month end journals to ensure expenses and income are accurately and timeously recorded.
· Maintain schedule of all finance leases and calculations to ensure that leases are accounted for in accordance with accounting standards.
· Complete monthly manual billing calculations and assist in resolving issues.
· Complete monthly reconciliations with reconciling differences clearly highlighted and timeously resolved.
· Complete monthly Working Capital for Board Pack Review.
· Complete settlement discount reallocation monthly.
· Complete monthly inter-company reconciliations with reconciling differences clearly highlighted and timeously resolved.
· Complete intercompany VAT calculation and billing monthly.
Management Reporting
· Deliver specific monthly management reporting for the Central Accounting department, including performance measures (KPI’s), statistical and operational reports.
· Ensure fully reconciled Balance Sheet accounts and ensure that all impairment provisions are made.
· Ensure fully reconciled Balance Sheet account recon for intercompany accounts with all variances identified.
· Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current accounting trends and ensure compliance with IFRS.
· Continuously identify opportunities to improve and streamline finance processes, in particular focusing on minimising manual processes.
· Understand internal financial controls and ensure operating effectively.
· Maintain the finance policy manual and provide input into finance policies, principles and procedures.
· Manage delivery of audit requirements and ensure all audit points are timeously resolved or commented on.
· Monitor current systems and controls related to assets and capital expenditure to ensure compliance with procedures and to raise concerns regarding non-compliance.
Minimum requirements
Technical skills:
· Accounting degree or Diploma (B.com or equivalent)
· Financial Modelling Skills
· Sound understanding of accounting processes and control requirements
· 3-4 years’ experience in an accounting environment
· Ability to document and implement financial processes in a large organisation
· Strong excel skills and the ability to work with large volume of data