The key purpose of this role is to oversee and maintain overall financial records by verifying, allocating and posting transactions. Additionally, balance all accounts by reconciling entries.
Responsibilities
- Maintain fixed asset register
- Manage bank reconciliations (cashbook)
- Maintain payroll journals
- Responsible for 3rd party payments of payroll service provider
- Maintain suspense account and general ledger
- Liaise with Management accountant regarding certain expenses as necessary
- Manage internal subsistence allowances
Qualification Requirements
- B Com Accounting (or equivalent)
Experience / Skills Required
Relevant experience within a finance department which would include the following:
- At least 2 years’ experience in creditors/accounting related environment
- Knowledge of reconciliations
- Good and solid knowledge and understanding of bookkeeping and creditors
- Review/preparation of journals
- Preparation of monthly reporting against budgets
- Involved in the preparation of year-end financials
- Interaction with both internal and external audit
- Financial institution experience – (desirable)
- Thorough knowledge of all procurement principles and practices
- Understanding of basic business principles
- Analytically strong
- The ability to make innovative but rational decisions
- Ability to manage stakeholders
- Able to challenge payment/s if contrary to Regulations and policies
- Verbal and Written Communication
Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes
- Fervent attention to detail
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility – ability to handle erratic working hours
- Must have a professional disposition displaying integrity, be a team player and energetic
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to liaise effectively at high level
- Possess and promote the highest standard of ethics
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