Financial Accountant
Key Performance Objectives
Maintenance of the General Ledger
- Ensure all accounting transactions have been captured accurately and completely on the financial reporting system.
- Following up of queries/reconciling items ensuring that no significant items remain on the reconciliations when closing the General Ledger.
- Over and perform reconciliation of balance sheet accounts in the general ledger.
- Following up of queries/reconciling items ensuring that no significant items remain on the reconciliations when closing the General Ledger.
- Review General ledger and trial balance for inconsistencies on a regular basis to ensure reallocations and errors are appropriately done.
- Ensure sufficient documentation is maintained and backed up to support general ledger transactions
- Provision of supporting documentation for General Ledger reconciliations monthly, which entail backup schedules in support of certain Balance Sheet Accounts
- Preparation of non-routine accounting transactions e.g. Provisions, accruals,
- Maintenance of loan schedules
- Maintenance of key contracts including customer contracts and lease contracts
- Conduct month-end, quarterly and year-end close process
Fixed assets
- Capture fixed assets onto the system as well as the fixed asset register
- Maintain the fixed asset register and physically verify fixed assets in line with policies
- Liaise and coordinate with facilities manager the allocation and return of employee fixed assets upon appointments and termination of employees
- Work together with the facilities and operations general manager in the annual assessment of useful lives and impairment of fixed assets
Projects
- Ensure all client projects opened within the system are opened in line with company policies and procedures
- Monitor the allocation of materials to projects
- Calculate and ensure correct overheads are absorbed into client projects
- Liaise with operations and marketing department in ensuring project costs are billed on time/completed projects are closed off and appropriate allocation of costs have been booked to projects
- Assist in the timely and accurate billing of projects and perform follow ups to ensure billed amounts are collected on time to ensure appropriate cash flow management
Qualifications
- Matric
- Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting or other related field.
- A master’s degree is an added advantage.
- And or other certifications include Certified Management Accountant and Certified Financial Analyst (CFA), among others.
Job Requirements
- B Com Finance + 3–5 years
- Candidate should have experience with accounting and financial software
- Expert-level knowledge of working with spreadsheets is crucial.
- Experience with word processing software is essential for generating and writing reports for record-keeping as well as presentations.
- Experience conducting internal and external auditing is an added advantage.
- Working experience with general ledger functions is required.
Behavioral Competencies
- Excellent communication skills
- Highly organized
- Strong work ethic
- Good interpersonal skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Proactive nature
- Attention to detail and accuracy of work
- Critical thinking and negotiation skills
- Strong leadership qualities
- Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving