Assistant Accountant (Engineering Company) – Cape Town, Western Cape 68 views

Requirements:

• N4 Financial Management/ Certificate in Financial Accounting
• 5 years’ Financial experience
• ERP systems
• Financial knowledge
• Systems, Leadership and People skills

Key Performance Indicators:

• Profitability and Sustainability
• Globally manufacturing competitive costs
• Exceeds customer satisfaction
• Outperform the competition
• Partner Suppliers
• Responsible corporate citizen

Interpersonal Skills:

• Deadline driven
• Dedicated
• Excellent people skills
• Confident and able to handle stress
• Motivated
• Leading

The main purpose of this position:

Carries out a number of accounting duties such as the processing and payment of creditors ‘invoices, reconciliation of statements, invoicing of clients, ledger maintenance, follow up on unpaid debtors

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform routine calculations to produce analyses and reports as requested by the Management Accountant
• Create, send, and follow up on invoices (creditors, debtors, sales function)
• Reconcile any discrepancies or errors identified
• Adhere to the company’s financial policies and procedures
• Opening of clients’ accounts with third parties
• Cashbook
• Assisting procurement (Purchase orders, sorting GRN’s)
• Reconciling of general ledger accounts
• Timeous preparation of monthly journals
• SARS communication, filing VAT/ EMP returns
• Payments on ERP system and directly on Bank platform
• Cash flow forecasts together with investments
• Cost saving initiatives
• Analysis and Projects
• Assets (Depreciating, additions, and disposals)
• Plan, organise and manage own workload to ensure contribution to the company’s monthly financial reporting is achieved in a timely and accurate manner
• Assist with reporting
• Foreign transactions/ Payments together with Imports/ Exports/Customs
• Assisting colleagues on daily tasks
• Train and assist colleagues on ERP system
• Assist with yearend preparation and procedures
• Advance Payment knowledge