Accountant

Monthly reporting

• Preparing monthly flash report Monthly management accounts
• Ensuring accuracy and completeness of monthly balance sheet reconciliations within agreed timelines
• Preparing of month end files (also used for Audit purposes).

 

Accounting duties

• Day to day managing of all aspects relating to accounting
• Determine revenue and expenditure
• Determine monthly revenue forecast and perform monthly revenue analysis.
• Create weekly & monthly revenue report to financial manager
• Oversee financial transaction and process invoices promptly
• Perform reconciliation of account receivable and payable
• Report on alignment of costs to revenue
• Work in compliance with company accounting standard and guidelines
• Identify and resolve outstanding balances monthly
• Perform record keeping of all financial operation
• Create and distribute invoices based on contract and reporting data
• Managing of bookkeeper
• Review accounting activities to ensure sound business controls, reporting deviations to the Financial Manager
• General adherence to Company policies and procedures

 

Debtors

• Weekly follow-up on outstanding Debtors.
• Ensure accurate invoicing resulting in no credit notes
• Frequent follow-up with client to ensure timeous payment
• Debtors statements and account reconciliations
• Debtors age analysis

 

VAT

• Monthly VAT reconciliations

 

Stock and fixed assets

• Checking and monitoring of quarterly stock/scaffold and fixed asset counts
• Facilitation of stock and asset counts, includes cut offs and delivery controls
• Fixed asset control and procedures

 

Budget and Forecast

• Assist in budget preparation.

 

Sundry debtors

• Ensure accuracy and integrity of all jobs in the Data Base
• Weekly review of the data bases & associated reports, highlighting problems and risks to management, as well as ensuring a valid JGC for every job on the data base.
• Staff to follow up and resolve issues pertaining to Jobs captured, Purchase Orders, Scope changes, Errors, Signatures and Service entry stages of various jobs on the Data Bases.
• Specific focus to be placed on outstanding / overdue matters and informing Ops & own staff on matters to be resolved

 

Procurement

• Compiling new Supplier Credit Applications and submission to Financial Manager to assist with Management Approval.
• Getting approved Credit Application forms back from Financial Manager & Submitting to new Vendors
• Requesting company documentation for new vendors
• Opening / Loading New Vendors on AX for Management Approval
• Assisting Financial Manager with BEE Certificates / Sworn Affidavits (updating/renewals)
• Receiving Requisitions from Ops Managers and request quotes from Suppliers.
• Loading of orders onto Microsoft AX Dynamics – after receiving management approval.
• Placing orders with suppliers as well as daily follow ups on delivery.
• Compilation and Loading of Capex’s.
• Preparing Manual Orders (with Financial Manager’s approval) in case emergency orders are required.

 

Audit

• Assist in financial audits and implement audit recommendation

 

People Management and leadership

• Effective administrations of people practices (i.e., Leave forms, claims)
• Implementation of HR Practices and Policies
• Coaching, development, mentoring and training of the team or junior team members
• Creating high performance teams, by implementing and monitoring of individual and team performance
• Creating a harmonious working environment through conflict management and discipline, team cohesion.
• Modelling the company values and building the company culture
• Effective delegation of duties and tasks

 

Skills

• Time-management
• Ability to multi-task
• Attention to Detail
• Deadline Driven

 

Knowledge

• Accounting standards, principles and basic understanding of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
• MS Office
• Advanced Excel Skills

 

Attributes

• Results oriented
• Analytical thinking
• Customer oriented
• Reliable, meticulous & precise
• Honesty & integrity

 

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years working experience as Accountant.
• Proven experience dealing with accounts, financial systems management, and operations in a large and complex organization.
• Working experience with sundry debtors.
• Working experience in calculation of “Cost of manufacturing” (finished goods)
• Minimum 2 years working experience calculation and reconciliation of VAT, dividends, and provisional tax.
• Project accounting with a clear understanding of project requirements. Long and short term projects
• Experience in importing of goods
• Previous supervisory experience and advantage

 

Education / Accreditation

• Matric
• Degree in Finance or Accounting (an advantage)